Uganda: Week 6 & 7

Hi everyone,

            It’s hard to believe that Anna and I have been in Uganda for almost seven weeks. Last Thursday Dr. Luke Lim arrived to Uganda. We received the ping-pong nets and rackets. Thank you!

This week has been pretty eventful. On Monday, we visited another branch of the clinic at the village in Buvuma Island. Christopher, Dr. Luke, Dr. Luke’s two friends from Korea, Jinsil, Anna, and I left at 5 AM in the morning in order to reach the island around 10 AM. We drove for two hours, took a ferry for one hour, and then drove another hour up to the village. Although the journey through the dirt roads was difficult with many uneven roads, the view in the village was beautiful. We also tried jackfruit, which tasted like a mixture of a mango and an orange. Afterwards, we went to Jinja and took a 30-minute boat ride in Victoria Lake. Connected to the lake was the source of the Nile River.

On Tuesday, Anna assisted Dr. Song in breast cancer examinations. Dr. Song and Dr. Park, good friends of Dr. Luke was visiting Uganda for a week. Before they left for Korea on Friday, we joined them on a trip to the Queen Elizabeth National Park for a safari. On Wednesday we left early in the morning at 6 and after driving all morning, we arrived around two. We went on a boat ride at five and saw a lot of hippos, elephants, crocodiles, and birds. It was such a beautiful sight! The next day, we drove through the safari tracks and saw a lot of deer, antelopes, and buffalos. Unfortunately we did not get to see a lion.

Yesterday Anna shared 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 during our fellowship meeting. We were reminded to have an eternal perspective in order to fight the good fight to the end. We know that our labor in the Lord will not be in vain. “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all” (2 Corinthians 4:7). Although we may experience hardships in this life, we will never be crushed. In the end, God will surely accomplish his sovereign plan in our lives.

Lately there have been a lot of guests from here and there. It’s been good having fellowship with other girls here through going to the market and eating dinner together. Next Sunday, we will share what we learned in Uganda during the Sunday service. I see that everyone is preparing for the conference in the upcoming week. I look forward to attending the conference and seeing everyone in a week!

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These are a few pictures from the safari! Although the journey was very difficult, the view was soo amazing. I have never seen a view more beautiful! While I was looking at the scenery, I realized that heaven is going to be even better than this.