“I’m A Barbie Girl, In a Barbie World”…this is Africa!

After another delicious glass of fruit cocktail (think passion fruit, watermelon and guava yumminess) with breakfast we hopped on the van and headed to Koro Farm for church.

The service started with a couple of songs sung by the children’s choir.  Listening to them sing and watching their joyful faces as they dance is definitely a highlight of the service.  These children light up when they praise God, what an encouragement!  While, we Mzungas (‘white people’ for those of y’all who didn’t read yesterday’s blog) felt the mics were turned up far too loudly, the teenagers using them thoroughly enjoyed hearing their amplified voices.

Pastor Aloysius then asked Whitey if our group would come up one by one or two by two and introduce themselves.  We were invited to share a bit of what God is doing in our lives if we so felt.  Though most of us were feeling a bit nervous to share with such a large congregation, each of the group members did a terrific job.  One of the most impactful testimonies came from one of our quieter members, Dr. John.  After today we agreed to call him Dr. Pastor John.  He simply shared how he experiences Christ in his life but it was so eloquent that I think every person leaned a bit closer to ensure they didn’t miss a word.

 After a few more songs and a testimony from another visitor we had the privilege of hearing Aloysius preach.  He is a very quiet yet zealous man for Jesus.  It was a glimpse of Heaven to worship with brothers and sisters half way around the world.  The service ended with some more songs from the children’s choir.

We rode back to the Churchill hotel, ate lunch and took a siesta.  A few hours later we returned to Koro Farm for a soccer game.  Here are some highlights of the game:

-Beth was MVP of soccer game and her team greatly appreciated her prowess on the field.

-David dominated as goalie even enduring a leveling by Brett.  In official soccer rules, Brett would have been red carded.  I guess since he was bulging out of his tight red nylon mesh tank top they decided to skip the red card.  The blue team got a free kick out of this play.

-Aloysius’ elementary school age son acted as commentator on the loud speaker providing added entertainment for the spectators.

After the game Alexis and Emily showed off some of the latest dance moves Steve Urkel style.  It was...interesting(?) and hilarious.

I don’t think it’s been mentioned yet but our driver’s ringtone is the instrumental track of “Barbie Girl”…um, okay.  So we often find ourselves humming, “I’m a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world…”  Other than the fact that this song is completely lame, this is a funny anecdote because our driver is an older Ugandan gentleman who is fairly reserved among us Americans.

Quote of the day:

While teaching some of our Ugandan friends to play a fun game called Ninja Chop

Brett: You need to make a noise like a ninja.

Robert: Oh you mean like Chuck Norris?

Favorite Food of the Day:

Some rockin’ Ugandan mashed potatoes…yyyyuuuummmmmmm!