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Name: Heidi
Country: United States
State: Missouri
Metro: Joplin
Birthday: 2/14/1983
Gender: Female
Interests: I have many interests. Can't write them all here.
Expertise: I am an expert in the field of packing. It is a unique specialty that not many people have.
Occupation: Student
Message: message me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
5/17/2004
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| Well. . .
Once again I come to you all out there in cyber space apologizing for my lack of updating. Of course, I don't even know how many people actually read this. Maybe I need to update it more, and more people would read it. . . hm. . . now that's a novel idea!
So, I am updating. I did it one time while I was home!
But, now I'm back in Uganda. Working. Living. Breathing. Being busy. And the cycle never stops.
I love it.
I've been back for four weeks. I'm still not fully set up in my house. Meaning I still need to paint. Move miscellaneous furniture back down to the main house... etc.
In one of my last updates, I wrote that another family would occupy this house. Well, that fell through, so I am back in my old house! And, I am so glad about that! But, that also means a few adjustments from last time I was here! A new coat of paint, fixing up the ceiling that decided to deteriorate, etc., etc.
Well, that's enough for now! I need to write an update and send it out.
But, I'll try to get back on here more often and write to those of you who still read this page.
Blessings!
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| Going back to Kansas, leaving Toto in UgandaI have 6 days. 144 hours (give or take one or two). 8,640 minutes (give or take a little)...
Then, I will be.... well, at least I will be in Kansas. Add two hours(ish) and then I will be home in Independence.
Whew. That's not long... Especially considering that by the 12th of December I will have been here 692 days, 16,608 hours, 996,480 minutes....  That's quite a bit of time, on the other hand.
Well, I didn't begin writing this update in order to show my math skills, but I wanted to update because this will be the last time I do it before I come home!
I will be home Dec. 13th at 6:10 pm in the Kansas City International Airport.
I am excited...truly. The thought that I have to spend the night in London is killing me! I just want to get home! But, God is helping that by bringing my friend Amy McClenahan to London to spend some time with me. WOO HOO!!! So, I will spend a lovely evening at the theater with my friend, Amy, and then the next morning finish my journey to Kansas.
I am packing today, I packed yesterday, I have been packing for a week. Am I annal? Crazy (don't answer that)? No, I just have an entire house to pack up and clean and make sure it is ready for the next occupants. It's almost there. I am hoping to have all my packing done today, all furniture moved, and partially organized. Then, tomorrow I am cleaning.
Monday I leave for the capital city. Pray that my paperwork for a resident's work permit goes through! That is a huge burden at the moment. This paperwork has been trying to go through since May!!! Pray that it happens before I leave!
Then, Wednesday I will get on a plane and leave Uganda around 9:45 am. I will stop in London, then fly from Heathrow on the 13th around 11:35 am. I will land in Chicago around 2:00 pm and fly out again at 4:40pm, arriving (hopefully, pray for no snow storms! And various other hindrances...) at 6:10 pm.
So, I will update sometime after I get home.... Nope, no promises on when, just that I will...
 
Dreaming about coming home...
I have a computer with a camera on it, it's easy to procrastinate or entertain myself with it. 
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| It's OfficialWell, I haven't been as faithful at updating this website as I wish I would have been. So, for that I am sorry.
But, the good news is... I am updating now!
I think the biggest thing I can think of to share with everyone is that: I have officially decided, been invited and am planning to return to Uganda! Praise the Lord!
I am coming home December 13 to Kansas City Airport and will head home from there. I'll be spending the holidays with my family, and maybe even some friends from Uganda...depending on how plans work out. Starting in January, I hope to travel around to see my friends, although the budget of a missionary is very limited, so we'll see how that goes. 
OCC is on the agenda of places to visit, and family in the Eastern part of the US. I can't wait to be home and to see family and friends! It's hard to remain focused here when I am dreaming about being home. Oh my...
My list of things to do keeps growing longer and longer and focus is difficult at the moment. So, pray for me as so many things are happening at once. Maybe my next entry will just be a list of the things I need to do, excluding all the details to make them happen...I'm sure you can all relate!
Well, here's just a few random pictures for your viewing pleasure:
 
Me and my friend Shawn Joel at our Leader Training Institute Me and Shylah at my house.
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| Sometimes it just takes a dead leaf...Today I saw an odd sight. Well, odd enough for Uganda. Let me just show you a picture:
The fall season doesn't "visit" Uganda. There are two seasons: Rainy, and slightly less rainy (also known as "dry"). So, when I found this tree in my front yard, I said, "that must be a gift from God."
Fall is my favorite season of all. It might be the colors, it might be the rustling leaves, it might be the cool weather, the sports, I don't know, it could be a mixture of all of that. But, I have missed Fall so much, and today I was given a chance to "enjoy" it, even if only for a moment.
So, here's my salute to Fall. And a thank you to the Lord for giving me the chance to enjoy it too!
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