Cleaning Toilets and Washing Clothes By Hand

Today we woke and had a really long devotion time. Tara had everyone share their favorite thing about Gulu, their least favorite thing about Gulu, and one thing God taught them. 40 people sharing all that information took close to an hour and 45 minutes.

I shared that my favorite thing was helping Fiona walk, my least favorite thing was God showing me what a spoiled brat I am, and that God showed me that I need to be more bold in sharing my faith with others back home. It was really interesting to hear about everything that God taught people during the week.

After devotions, we had a planning meeting and then we waited for lunch. And waited, and waited, and waited. We didn’t eat until almost 2.

I took advantage of the long break and did some laundry. Someone got gum on my sheets while I was gone, and it had also gotten on my skirt, so I had to use Petrol to get it out. Jayan helped me and she also taught me how to wash clothes by hand. She was stunned that I had never learned how to do that before and that every in American uses washing machines and dryers.

After lunch we tried to go to a school and hang out with kids, but there had been a miscommunication and some scheduling conflicts so we weren’t allowed in. Instead, we went over to Kampago College (high school). The girl’s basketball team doesn’t have a coach, so some of us went over there to help coach the team. Tommy, John, and I played a game of street soccer with a group of boys and then talked with them afterwards. Kids here always have so many questions about America! We also played a board game with them called Rubo. I’ve never played it, but Tommy says it’s popular in England.

After we got back we ate some dinner, colored in coloring books and watched Remember the Titans (my favorite movie)! It was such a great night.

On a side note, Mom, you’ll be proud to know that I unclogged and cleaned a toilet today by myself. The water was out all day today so the toilet has been used and not flushed all day. Tonight it was disgusting, so I got the clog out, poured water in the basin so it would flush, and cleaned it.

Your little girl is growing up, try to hold back the tears.

Cleaning toilets and whatever else it takes to further the Kingdom,
Jenna