Hello again!!
So this weekend was our adventure weekend which involved white water rafting and bungee jumping. I participated in both and it was absolutley AMAZING!!! I was so scared to jump but I did it anyway and screamed the entire way down. It was the best rush ever!!! To just let go and fly out over the nile is the most liberating feeling.
Jason and Eric, you guys would have loved rafting. It was so awesome, I flipped out of the raft a total of four times and floated down the rapids in my life jacket. We went down grade five which is the highest you can go. Luckily our raft didn't flip ever but everyone was pushed out by waves at one point or another. It was so much fun and an amazing experience.
So down to business. We had our first Malaria outreach this past week and it was a success. We sold a misquito net and spoke to over 100 people and ways to prevent themselves from getting Malaria. They seemed attentive, hopefully we will be able to help stop the spread of this disease. This coming week we are going to be very busy. We have a meeting to plan the start of our shallow well so hopefully we will be breaking ground within the next two weeks. Then we also have a safe water outreach to educate about the importance of properly cleaning the water so that people won't get water born diseases. We also have to plan a HIV/AIDS testing day in our village with our local health center. So lots of meetings and teaching sessions, we are going to be very busy.
So that's all the updates for now. love you all ttyl
ps. Andrea: I have bumped my toe, not stubbed it completely but bumped it. I can't divulge any other information at this time but I just wanted to let you know.
pps. Thank you to all of you for your support when we had the deaths in the village it was very difficult to witness and I appreciate all the comments, you guys rock.
ppps. I am learning more of the language everyday, but I still get laughed at for my accent.
Okay signing off!! BYES
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Hi A!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope someone in your group took pictures of you bungee jumping and/or rafting down the Nile. Sounds like alot of fun, you were always the adventureous type. I imagine you have a lot of hard work ahead of you with all the activities you described. Hopefully the time there won't fly by too fast and you'll be able to make a difference before its time to come home. We miss you and think of you often, you are always in our prayers. Hope to talk to you at Eric's graduation party.
Love,Mom