I leave next Thursday June 14th at 2pm for Uganda. I will arrive in the Entebbe airport at 10:05pm the next day. Since I will be arriving so late I will have to stay at a hotel for the night, then I will be picked up by some people from the Global Volunteer Network in the morning. They will show me around and introduce me to everyone I will need to know.
I asked Amanda, the girl who was working at the same clinic that I will be working at, if she had any advice for me and here was her thoughtful response:
"Empty your plate of all expectations, relax, let it all sink in, walk slow,take your watch off, embrace the culutre in every way you can, talk to Ugandans all day everyday, walk everywhere, you'll never want that red african dirt off your shoes; those are some simple things."
I am so excited about this adventure and experience. But I will not make through these next 6 weeks without everyone's prayers. Please pray for my travel, for my health, and for the people that I will meet - that God will help me to love them and that God will show me how to create more glimpses of Heaven and beauty while I am around those people.
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Hannah, your Thompson Family wishes you the best of everything on your trip to Uganda. We have your blog bookmarked and will be following along! We are so proud of you! Barb Thompson Brocaw, your Dad's cousin from Oklahoma
miss you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much
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