I know what you must be thinking...

I know what you must be thinking right now… “It’s been a long time since Jaclyn has written a blog.” And you would be speaking the truth my friends, I’m so sorry for the delay but time seems to be slipping through my fingers. Can you believe that in two days I’ve been here in Uganda for one whole month already? I sure can’t!!

This is a picutre of the view I see every single day!

This is a picture of Suubi two which is just about a five minute walk from the main part of Subbi village where I stay.

This is a picture of the babies home. I live on the second floor. The top balcony is the volunteers apartment.

I’ve been having such a great time here at the baby’s home in the village. Here are some of my favorite memories so far:

The other day I was working in the little toddler’s room and for our play time we took all thirty babies out to the grass area to a mini pool that was filled with flour and water! What a blast!! The children loved covering themselves in the paste like water and then being sprayed off with the hose!! I so wish I could show you all a picture of thirty African babies looking as white as snow!! Hahaha!

Another day we took the big toddlers into a room called the Physio Room. This room has a completely padded floor with all kinds of foam toys like a teeter-totter, a house and even a ball pit! This was incredibly fun for the children (and for the adults too). The entire time we were in their the balls from the ball pit were flying around the room and the children were having such a fun time trying not to get hit by them!

But by far my favorite time of every day is just before the children go to bed. I know what you are all thinking… “It’s because you’re tired and ready to go to bed yourself!” Nope. This is my favorite time of each day because all the nannies get the children and we all sit in a circle in the play area, the children are all ready for bed and we sing worship songs (and African songs) as the children either have a cuddle or dance around with each other! It’s so amazing to see the children completely attentive and enjoying the music so much! When I’m working the morning shift we can even hear all the different rooms singing from our balcony. What a joyful noise it is!

This is just a small selection of the amazing times that I’m having here in Uganda. I will do my very best to post more often and share more of these stories with you all!

I’m missing you all back home very much but am feeling so blessed to be able to experience this time of my life with these beautiful people here in Uganda. Please continue to pray for our sick babies and for the continued health of all of the volunteers, sickness seems to spread so quickly here. Until next time! ;)

Love you all,

Jaclyn