Hello, fellow Caitlin Miller enthusiasts! Kati here - guest blogging on Caitlin's behalf (and with her permission). I know you're all hoping to hear from Caitlin (so am I), so I'll try keep this short and sweet, but I asked Caitlin if it was okay for me to post a quick update to let you know a little bit about how she's doing.
It doesn't take living in Uganda for a month (or two) to learn the catch phrase "TIA" (This Is Africa). It's what you say when the running water you weren't even expecting to have actually cuts off in the middle of your shower and you try to decide if it's fortunate or unfortunate that you chose to wash your body before your hair. It's what you say when you go to the grocery store and have the random option for a very tiny grocery cart (and maybe NOT the option of a normal-sized grocery cart). It's what you say when you stop the bus on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere and scatter behind trees and in weeds for a little "privacy" for a pit stop. It's what you say when you're in the bush at night with no electricity and you look up at the sky and see more stars than you ever knew existed. Aaaaand...it's what you say when at the last minute, you realize that you're not really going to have any internet access in the village and you end up not really being able to blog and facebook as you'd planned.
If you're anything like me, you got a liiiiiittle spoiled with the amount of internet access Caitlin had while she was staying in Soroti before heading to Oditel. Unfortunately, the internet situation in Oditel is...well, it isn't, actually. So that's why you haven't seen any blog posts or facebook posts from Caitlin since she arrived in the village. Thankfully, she has been able to make a couple of phone calls a day and remain a little connected that way, but, as you can imagine, cell phones in the African bush also present certain challenges. :)
I have been able to talk with Caitlin a few times and am happy to report that she is doing well and getting settled in the village. She has spent her first few days getting re-acclimated to Oditel. After her first full day in the village I asked her what the best part of her day was and she said, "Well, playing with Bruno for sure." Needless to say, it has been precious for her to reconnect with her sweet baby boy. Today Caitlin told me that she'll be making her first visit to the health clinic tomorrow (Monday) and, after a few days of visiting with her friends and getting caught up, she is ready to get started with her work. She also told me today that she has a blog written up (I think hand-written) and we're HOPING she can manage to get it typed up on her phone and emailed to me to post here. I know we'd all love to hear from her in her own words, so pray that she's able to get enough connectivity to make that happen (and pray that it's fast enough that it doesn't cost her like a bazillion dollars of international data coverage on her phone).
While we anxiously await to "hear" from our dear Caitlin, please continue to be in prayer for her overall health and well-being, for her teeth, for effectiveness of her work as she digs in at the clinic, for meaningful relationships to be cultivated and grown, for protection from loneliness, for strength (in body, mind, and spirit), and for her deepening intimacy with Christ for the sake of those around her. Here's hoping that the next blog is from Caitlin and posted within the next couple of days!
Blessings,
~Guest Blogger Kati :)
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