It's Saturday Again!

Just another start to a great Saturday. I mean, I assume. I woke up, and finally saw Sarah! She's been gone FOREVER! And then she went to bed (because she was up all night at a lock in... I can't even handle that), and then I ate breakfast... and went back to bed :). I was so pumped yesterday because I just kept thinking, "I can finally sleep in tomorrow!" And then I woke up at 7:30 and could not fall back asleep. So I laid there for an hour and a half, and finally got up at 9. But I wanted the satisfaction of feeling like I slept in, so that's why I went back to bed. And now its eleven and I've wasted my whole morning, and it feels so right. And now, I'll probably spend the rest of the morning on the porch reading East of Eden. And not to mention, its beautiful outside!

Tonight we're going over to the Davis' again for pizza movie night. Highlight of the week. And let me tell you, I mentioned last week that Renee said Brian's pizza is better than Giordanos. And I will say, for making everything from scratch, and for being in AFRICA where no ingredients are the same as they are in the US, his pizza was very very good. Good work, Brian. 

Yesterday we went into the Hostels to do some outreach. I was feeling pretty nervous about that for many reasons: 1) I'm coming from a different culture, not really understanding Ugandan culture and worldview yet, 2) I felt weird just walking into a dorm and knocking on people's doors, 3) This kind of door to door evangelism is not really my forte (or my style, if I can say that?), 4) I just altogether didn't know what the expectations were.

So we went. Many of the rooms in the dorm were vacant because its break right now. But the first door that answered were two girls. They welcomed us in the room, and I look at the wall and its covered in Benny Hinn posters! And he has a conference in town that started last night and ends today that they are attending, they were so jazzed about Benny! So that was a shocker. I'm going back next week to talk to them more about the conference, and to get more chance to to talk to them about what I think about Benny. Which, honestly, I'm going to have to do some brushing up on because I never have really heard anyone take him seriously (or at least this seriously), so I've never really even discussed it. So room number one was a good time. The girl in the next room that we went into did not know the Lord. But she still invited us in. Joseph (the guy from UCF I was with), basically did the Romans road, and then was like "OK do you want to accept Christ?" And she said, "I'm not ready yet." And he said, "Give me a reasonable answer you are not ready." And it went on like that for a few minutes. I was starting to get hot, holy cow. Feeling a little uncomfortable. It just felt so forceful! So direct, so bold! But she was so honest and so open, not looking or seeming uncomfortable at all. And it was the same way in the next room that we went into. And I talked to Joseph a little about that after, and he didn't understand why it was a big deal. So, that's great then. Praise the Lord that they are so open to letting strangers come in their room and talk to them about the truth of Jesus Christ. I'm looking forward to the upcoming times of outreach, there's a lot I can learn and a lot of people from very different walks of life that I am excited about getting the opportunity to interact with.

And then last night, I went to Jon and Jenny Davis' house for dinner. Not related to Brian and Renee. But are also WorldVenture missionaries, and are actually supported by Highland Park. So that's another fun little connection. She made veggie lasagna... pumped about that. And then we made homemade ice cream in ziploc bags. It actually worked. I mean, you put the mix in a little ziploc bag, and then you put it in a bigger ziploc bag that is filled with ice, shake it around for about 20 minutes and you have homemade ice cream. Low budget. Good Stuff. And then we played a little game of Settlers of Catan. Just gotta keep up on the skills to cream Dan and Amy and Bogdan (and whoever else is up to the challenge) in the fall. Maybe I'll even school you, Dad. But probably not. That's never happened. Actually Dad you would have hated it, because whenever you rolled a seven, their house rules were that you could choose to use it or not. And if you chose not to use it, you could just roll again! So there was one time I had like 15 cards in my hand and rolled a 7, and there was no way I was using it. I guess it's cheating really, and kind of lame, but I'll take that if they let me :).

Tomorrow we start the "Don't Waste Your Life" Bible Study at church, and then I am teaching the Sunday School class (of high schoolers) during the 2nd service. And then tomorrow afternoon, I think Sarah and I are going to get our nails done at the mall :) Maybs.