Hannah’s Second Week At Mission Moroto

Hello Everyone!!!

I hope you’re all doing well and are in good health! I miss all of you so much, especially my family and friends! I miss being able to talk with you all whenever I want, this experience is definitely teaching me not to take many freedoms for granted. As the weather starts to cool down in America, it feels like it’s only getting hotter here in Uganda! It’s so dry too, although the strong gusts of wind give some relief. Even the rivers and waterfalls have all dried up we were all hoping it would rain soon and it did! Finally last night it rained a good bit and it got very cold! The change in temperature felt so good!

Last Sunday, some very exciting things happened! The choir did a performance during the church service held here, they sang and danced and it was very fun. I’ll try to attach the video below!

We also had meat on Sunday! Pretty sure it was beef and it was very good with the beans and rice! I thought it might affect my stomach negatively but it did surprisingly well! Although I can’t say the same for Rebekah, she was sick most of the night and didn’t sleep well because of it.

Starting Monday, we’ve had school classes here for the younger children and some of the young village kids, all of who are still too young to go to school in town. Sometimes it seems very chaotic as none of the kids are used to sitting for long periods of time. It is very cool, though, to listen and hear all of them chanting words, numbers, and songs in the dining hall. The teacher Rebekah hired is a very old man, too old to teach in the schools. But he is very patient and has a teacher’s degree! Some of the staff ladies also help sometimes, to get the kids back in order or to sing the learning songs. It is so good that the kids are getting this opportunity to start learning here. Haha, please pray for continued patience on the teacher’s part and for the children to learn diligently.

I recently learned from Rebekah that many people live in the mountains here, but that they’re mostly criminals running from the police. They go up there to hide and the police don’t go up there since they would most likely be killed by the mostly criminal population. The mountains are so pretty and I could never get tired of seeing them as I walk out my door. Everything here is so beautiful. While the grass dies and most of the ground is brown dirt and dust, it is accented by trees that stay green and a backdrop of tall mountains. The sunsets are also especially pretty here, I’ve been trying to take photos of each one but it turns out that I’m usually busy right about then hahaha!

We also set up a volleyball net! Many of the children and even some of the staff love playing although there aren’t any real rules or scores kept! Other than volleyball, the kids often play soccer (football) and another game that reminds me of a version of dodgeball.

As in all places of the world, there are bugs and insects. Here we have spiders, ants, praying mantes, stick bugs, and beetles, and that’s just to name a few. On Tuesday, I saw my first chameleon! Well, it was dead but it still counts!

One of the school girls, Anjalina, has written me a few beautiful letters and I appreciate them so much! I will cherish them forever and probably show them off a lot. She is so sweet, just like many of the other children here, they all have such good hearts.

Some of my favorite drinks and foods here so far are African tea, minute maid mango juice, and chapati! African tea is a ginger and milk tea, sweetened with sugar cane, it is SO GOOD!!! And mango juice, I mean c’mon, you can never go wrong with mangos. Chapati reminds me of Nan, just as Nan was made of Maze instead of wheat. Rebekah recommended I eat a piece of chapati with peanut butter and then roll it up, it did not disappoint! Another delicious thing here is fried bread and Nutella. Rebekah brought some Nutella from her travels, as you usually can’t find it anywhere near here. Anyway, they sell this fried bread as well as chapati in the town center here in Rupa and it is well worth the walk! As I’ve been here, I’ve started to crave foods from back home and I’ve made a list! I don’t want to forget even the small things that I’ve thought and felt here, so I’m trying to keep journal entries so I don’t forget!

The kids here bring so much joy! They’re so fun to tease and it’s so easy to make them laugh. They’re full of joy and mischievous schemes, they’re so quick to have fun and play! I already know I’m going to miss them so much when I leave in December!

Here recently, I’ve become quite homesick. I miss all of my family and friends very much and it’s starting to weigh on me. I was wondering if that is something everyone might be able to pray for me. I would really appreciate it. I want to do my best here, and
not be held back by sadness, so thank you everyone for the continued prayers.

Sincerely and with much love,
Hannah Weber

www.missionmoroto.org