A Far Off Land
I did not know what to expect. I wasn't too sure what I was doing. But I had faith that God was with us and whatever we did, we did it with Him. The long flight was an exciting one. Sure, it was uncomfortable for the most part, but I was excited. We were on our way to a different country, culture, language, people. And it was going to be summer! It was weird going shopping for sun lotion the day before. When we finally reached Entebbe in Uganda, I needed the loo badly. I just couldn't bring myself to go on the flight! ...anyway, when that was dealt with, two things - no, three things hit me. Firstly, the heat. It was the night time, but it was so warm! Around 22 degrees Celcius would be my guess. It was nice. Secondly, the smell. I simply cannot describe it, but it wasn't nice. It made me wretch a little. But I got used to it within minutes. Thirdly, the windows were covered in flies. Totally covered! I was half expecting to step outside the building to a thick atmosphe