And a few more days have gone by...

This weekend was full of new experiences for the Gonzalez family. On Saturday, the whole crew loaded up and headed out on an hour long drive…. Our first destination- the NILE! I was so excited when I heard that we were going to go to the famous river where a lot of history has taken place. When we arrived, we were bombarded by all the little shops that were occupied by the locals and their target being us, the tourists. Those of you who have been to Mexico, the shopping in Uganda is much like that. We are persuaded to come shop and then get the opportunity to bargain with them. It’s quite the experience.
Once we made our way past the shops, we all boarded long wooden boats (you can see them in the pics.) We got a tour of the Nile, well a small portion anyways. Lake Victoria, One of the top largest lakes in the world, dumps into the Nile. We got to see a ton of birds and little monkeys sitting up in the treetops. Our boat driver tore down a whole Aloe Vera plant for a guy on our boat that was kidding saying he wanted it. It was very funny. After our cruising we went to a restaurant right on the river and shared huge Talapia fish (also in the pictures.) They were amazing!
We loaded back onto the bus and went to Bujagali Falls. Talk about beautiful! The falls were one of the most spectacular things I’ve seen. We got to take another boat ride, but this time it was a little bit more bumpy. We saw thousands of bats hanging in trees and flying overhead- It was neat but also kind of eery. We stopped a few times to look at the falls from different perspectives and at one stop, one of the guys in our group proposed to his girlfriend who is also on the trip. It was cute. : )
On Sunday we went to a local church. The way that these people worship is truly fascinating. They are so genuine when they dance around and sing at the top of their lungs while sweating buckets. They love God with all of their heart and depend on Him for literally everything. I loved every minute of it and I now have a different perspective on what it means to worship God whole heartedly. After the two hour long service, we went to a Chinese restaurant. The food was different than our Chinese, it was basically Pineapple chicken, pineapple rice, and pineapple for dessert. Good thing I like pineapple!
This week we are continuing construction, but now get to do VBS as well. Today was the first day of VBS and it went great! The kids are so excited we are here. Not only are the orphans excited, but even the kids in the rest of the town. We walk home from the orphanage almost every day and as we walk down the street we are greeted by children waving and saying “bye Mazungu!” Mazungu means white people. We always giggle when we hear it.
Well it is time for me to go to bed- seeing as it is ten pm here. If you don’t see pictures on this blog right now, I promise you I will upload them sometime tomorrow. Thanks again for the prayers and I love reading your comments!!!
-Karlie