Sunday, June 22 3:47PM

I went to church today and listened to a sermon about the importance of action. It was really interesting because of what was being said, but also because of how they said it. Specifically, when referring Esther and how Haman tried to annihilate the Jews of Persia, they related it to the genocides in Africa, not to the Holocaust. I guess that it makes sense, this is something that they could really relate to, but I was still surprised. It was funny to hear a whole sermon about the plight of the Jews, though.. made me think about Shul (synagogue) and how much I miss people who completely understand what it means to be an observant/religious/orthodox (choose your label) Jew.

So about church... it was very friendly, Lauren and I were asked to stand and wave to everyone at least twice. However, I don't think I will be going back anytime soon. As much as I respect the religions of others, I feel in no way that I have to participate. I hope people didn't notice that I did not bow my head or sing along with the choir... I think that's alright as long as I didnt insult anyone / act disrespectfully.

I saw a huge bird in a tree in kampala... looked like a stork (?), I'm glad I wasn't walking underneath it. While we are discussing animals, ladt night there was a pack of dogs running around the neighborhood, kept me up until 2:30. I woke up ontime this morning anyway and took a WARM SHOWER!!! Ok so it wasn't an American style shower, I have boiled som water and mixed it with cool water from the tap and used a washcloth, but boy was it refreshing! Oh the luxury! Seriously though, we have it good here.

Now, I am in an internet cafe with the slowest connection ever. Met one of Lauren's friends, Mike. We have a great crowd here. I am connecting to a lot of the people that you are all trying to connect me to... please give them my phone number. Also give me a call sometime, I would love to hear from home.

Tried some Ugandan coffee, really strong stuff... then I realized that ebcause it was iced coffee, I might get sick. Hopefully I won't and will think about this in the future. You'll hear from me again soon.