Hakuna Matata

Week 3 was fabulous! Monday we went to the babies home and helped with some work around the home and played with the kiddies. We found out our safari was pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday because the barge was broken. So Tuesday I went to Victory school with everyone. It was lovely. I have a wonderful advantage of being here for a while longer than most MSTs. I am really hoping and praying to build relationships with the kids we work with weekly. This week I met Eva. I feel like it'd be easy to know children's names, but when you ask them their name they get really embarrassed and speak into the ground. It's so hard to hear them, especially with everything going on. And on top of that I have a horrible memory, but I'm trying my hardest to say the names I know a lot so I don't forget.

This week was my safari.  Actually, I asked Jayan if I could go and originally she said no. So, last minute I found out I was going! I was thrilled and I definitely needed some rest from the first two weeks here, especially since I'm going to the village next week. I really needed to rest my mind and just spend some time continuing to reflect on God's call for me to be here.

Safari highlights:

 We found this momma lion and her 4 cubs resting after a delightful Warthog dinner. We got pretty close until she sat up like this and then we slowly drove away. You can't make sudden moves around these cats!

I love elephants. Last time I came on safari we only saw like 6 from a distance. This time we saw so many! There are only about 1400 or so in the park. That's significantly down from the start of the park because of poachers. We probably saw about 30 at different distances from our car. It was delightful. 

Day 2 we saw more lions. This time these lions were looking for water. We followed them and watched as this lion and her 2 babies filled up on H2O. I was riding on the top, front of the car, so I definitely thought I'd pee my pants if they got closer. At one point she walked right in front of our car. 

Antelope-a-plenty! There are so many antelopes, and many different kinds, in the park! 

 These are water buffalo fighting over territory. We watched at the one on the right beat his competitor and nudged him in the butt to keep running in the other direction. It was funny.

 Of course, my favorite! I love giraffes. My last trip we didn't see as many as we did last week! They were every where! Just driving down the road we had to stop because they were everywhere. We even saw a teeny baby giraffe with her parents!

 The boat was broken Tuesday, our original departure date, so we went Wednesday-Friday. We did 2 game drives and a boat tour. The game drives definitely were the best.

Continue to pray for my trip. For some reason, it's getting harder for me by the week. Love you all!