Turning my world upside down..

Well, not upside down but from side to side! Yes, last night I was in an earthquake! I have lived in California for over 2 years and still have not been in an earthquake. In fact a few times, I have been in California and left for AZ and one will happen within 3 days. So last night it finally happened. Rachel, Caitlyn and I were working on homework and it hit. THe whole house started shaking and although they tell you to go under a doorway we ran outside. I do not trust the Ugandan architecture and felt much safer outside so we ran outside screaming "it's an earthquake!!!" Mind you we had been home alone so we all had on spaghetti straps and shorts which is equivalent to be dressed as a slut here, uh oh! Two blonds and a red head, dressed scandalously screaming was quite a scene on a busy Ugandan street. Also, it only lasted for a few seconds so by teh time we actually made it out there the earthquake was far over. We finally realized the funny looks and ran back into the house. We laughed a ton and were all very excited because it was a first for all of us. Unfortunately when we tried to share the excitement with the rest of our families, most of them laughed at us, or said they had not felt it. Either way it was a momentous event for the three of us and provided a fun memory for us!

On a more serious note God reveals himself to me in a grand way. Most mornings I wake up before the sun is up, I usually bathe in the dark and by the time I leave to walk to school the sun is just peaking up over our hill. You see Mukono has 5 hills, I live on top of one and the University is on top of another (I literally walk up hill both ways to and from school but there is no snow). As I walk the sunrise is brilliant! There are vibrant blue, pink, orange and yellows that paint the clouds. Because it rains daily, the sky is constantly filled with clouds. It is absolutely spectacular. Throughout the 45 min walk the sky only grows more and more colorful, by the time I reach school the sun is fully up and we both begin our days together. As the day goes on it usually becomes more and more and more hot and does not cool down until about 6 pm. Just in time for me to walk back and be home by my curfew of 7! So as I begin my journey home so does the sun! Again I get to see the colors as they are painted vastly against the entire sky. When I return home there are only a few minutes left of daylight but they are some of the most colorful. I sometimes sit on my veranda and watch the colors dance against the clouds. No two seconds are the same. It reminds me so much of the awesome Arizonan sunsets. It also makes me miss home a little but makes me feel a little connected to home. Last night as I was walking I started crying realizing that the same God made the sunset of Arizona and of Uganda. The same God caused the earthquake of Mukono and California. No matter how far I go whether I am ten miles away or 10,000 God is God!