it's thursday.

we completely skipped wednesday. 

my family and I, along with our trusty friend maegan, traveled from 9:00am on tuesday, and didn't settle down to rest until just now.

it's now five 'till one in the afternoon.

my travel experience was none-the-less miserable. of course, i tried extremely hard to avoid all sickness while i was home, only to finish packing Monday and end up the flu.

but now i stand here in awe. here i am, in africa. 

where it is already 82 degrees and I'm still wearing the same clothes since tuesday morning.

within my first two hours of arrival to the town of jinja, i got sunburnt on my forearms and  mosquito bites that cover my legs.

i'm already wanting my normal teenage life back.

but. you know what i want more? ALL the time? i want to be spiritually and emotionally filled every day of my life. i want to be loved and cuddled by snot-nosed children and never go a day without laughing. i want to wake up to a rooster, the lovable african dog outside my window, and that splendid view of the nile river from the backyard. i want to be challenged endlessly; i want to be learning and growing every minute. i want to be taught by those i teach. i want to share God's love with people who otherwise might not know it. i want to work so hard that i end every day filthy and too tired to move. i want to feel needed, important, used by the Lord. i want to make a differnce and i want to follow the calling that God has planted deep in my heart. i want to give my life away, to serve the Lord with each breath, each second. i want to be here. right here. 

sincerely yours,

Katie Sandy