In just a few short days my team and I will say goodbye to the Cornerstone community here in Bunamwaya, Uganda and board a plane to Bangkok, Thailand where we will spend our eighth month.
It will be hard to leave Uganda, and the people here. The last two weeks we have predominantly been working in Cornerstone schools in Gaba, Basula, and Bunamwaya. This consists of everything from drawing up posters, to grading assignments, to teaching lessons, to singing songs. It’s been a lot of fun and keeps us busy. I have a new appreciation for teachers, let me tell you! CLICK HERE to see pictures of my team in action =].
Last Friday, the assistant pastor took us out for an afternoon at the pool. As a surprise, he also scheduled us a workout with a personal trainer. Keep in mind we are in flip flops, swimsuits, and throw overs (not the ideal outfit for circuit training and aerobics) but we had a blast with it. Later that afternoon found us in a mall that pastor wanted us to check out on our way home. 
He insisted that we climb the dinosaurs, which did not take much convincing on our part. Security quickly came and ordered us down, saying they had seen pastor “more than seven times”, and “when will you learn to ask before climbing up on the statues?” Have no fear though, because that only encouraged pastor to get a signed permission slip from the security guard that allowed for us to take pictures anywhere in the mall. Yes, we did then take pictures all. Over. The mall.
And that’s when the malaria hit me
. I had been a little fatigued and having headaches throughout the week, but shrugged this off to us going a little harder than I was used to. I’ll spare you the details but that little mosquito bite knocked me off my feet for four days straight. I actually thought I had a pretty decent relationship with those blood-sucking critters since I rarely get bitten, but they snuck a good one in somewhere along the way.
Determined to get back to business however, I am shooting for 100% operating capacity by…tomorrow. That’s when I am hoping to travel with my teammate Erin to visit her compassion child, who lives just north of Kampala. Little Maurine Ayieworth had just one thing on her Christmas list this year: to see her sponsor, Erin Olson, in person. It may have turned more into a Valentine’s Day visit, but better late than never! What a cool opportunity, and I’m honored to be along for the ride.
