Oh, internets. I do apologize.
It was never my intention to leave you hanging about the whole yellow fever vaccination thing. In fact, I was going to write about it over the weekend, set it to auto-post, and thereby make sure that all the yellow fever vaccination news that’s fit to print was ready and waiting for you first thing this morning.
But then my daddy WENT AND GOT SICK (one of my favorite Southern expressions), landed himself in hospital (one of my favorite British expressions, neveryoumind that I’m not British, because that is merely a technicality), and now the little man and I are about to make an unexpected trip to Mississippi so that we can see the patient and stay with Mama for a couple of days.
In other words: the best-laid plans, etc.
And y’all will appreciate this: Saturday night Daddy was in a tremendous amount of pain, the kind of pain that looks at over-the-counter pain medication and laughs maniacally, and when Mama suggested that they get to a doctor (aye, and quickly), Daddy told her that he couldn’t possibly go to the doctor because he was supposed to 1) sing in church Sunday morning, 2) count the collection after church, and C) serve as a pallbearer at a friend’s funeral today.
He couldn’t HOLD UP HIS HEAD, of course, but by diggity he had commitments. And he planned on keeping them. Yes ma’am he did.
So in the interest of GETTING ON THE ROAD, ALREADY, I’m going to temporarily take the easy way out and offer you some information in a lovely list format:
1) I need the yellow fever vaccination because I’m going to Africa in February.
2) Yes, I said Africa.
3) Yes! Really! Africa!
4) Specifically: Uganda.
5) And I’m going with Compassion International.
6) And I am so stinkin’ excited and nervous and excited and scared and excited.
7) I’m also tickled to death because Shannon is going, too.
8) And if you want more details sooner as opposed to later, you can click right here and read Shannon’s beautifully-written post.
9) I promise I’ll write more later.
10) But I really do have to leave now.
11) And if you think about it, please say a prayer for my daddy.
12) I believe that is all.
Love,
Me
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I will be praying for your Daddy. God bless these great men who have been examples of His love for us. Amen
And Africa!??? That is so amazingly cool. It’s funny – I hardly know you but I am so proud of you for saying yes to this opportunity. God will bless this trip and you for sure. My prayers so with you.
Peace,
Sr. Lynn
As soon as I started reading Shannon’s post, I thought – hey, I wonder if that’s why Boomama needed that vaccination? I’m such a detective.
Praying for your Daddy. I hope he is OK.
Excited about the trip- :>)))
Sure hope your Daddy gets well soon! I did have to have when you said “he went and got sick”. Being from the south, I have heard that alot. But the one I love the most was my great aunt who always said “She went and got herself pregnant”. That always cracked me up and usually got me in trouble when I laughed!
Blessings and prayers for your Dad
Linda
I meant had to laugh, not had to had. Duh, my keyboard can’t spell.
So proud of you for taking the step of obedience. Keep us posted. :)
I finally gave up on trying to get the Toto song out of my head and just loaded on my iPod. I listened to it as our plane landed in Tanzania last October and drove my husband crazy with it. He wasn’t quite so excited about listening to the song non-stop (one time was good enough for him!)…
I hope your Daddy is feeling better soon!
See you in Uganda.
Oh, and I’ve been to Africa before. It never rained.
Now I will hear that song for days.
I hope your dad recovers soon and you have an exciting and challenging time in Africa.
Your father is in my prayers and so sar you and for a productive trip to Africa. How exciting!
You crack me up with all the British-ness. I, personally, am fascinated by the British. Anyhoo…CONGRATS on the Africa/Compassion International thing! That is a wonderful organization, and our family love supporting it!
Best wishes on your trip to Africa! I will keep you and your family in my prayers (especially your dad). :)
I have been scrolling all the way through you r comments humming “Meet you all the way…Rosan-na, yeah…” and I finally thought to myself, “Self, what does that song have to do with Africa??” So for all of you other slow-witted folks out there, it’s “I bless the rains down in Africa…” (http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Toto/Africa.html)
Derrrrrrr!!! And yeah!!
Amazing Opportunity! Good luck!
Hope that your daddy is feeling better soon!
And Africa…how awesome is that?! What a wonderful adventure that will be!
I said a little prayer for your daddy and will continue to.
Africa WOW! Can’t wait to here more!
Hope your daddy gets to feeling better soon!
Just read Shannon’s post on the Africa trip and was boo-hooing already!
Much love!
Tracey
I will pray for you both while you are there & cannot wait for pics & stories!
How precious of your Lord to provide such a trip. I think you will be Isaiah 61: 1-4 to those you meet. Bev
This is my first visit to your blog. God Bless you and your daddy. I loved his reasoning about his commitments. At least they were to the church, for goodness sakes. I’m glad to meet you and I can’t wait to read what you and Shannon write.
Toto song…There is a Toto song? (thinking of the Wizard of OZ) NO, that Toto song…thanks, now it is running through my head too. :)
Congrats on the trip! What a wonderful opportunity.
I’m a first time poster.
I’ve been reading your blog for some time now and check on you daily.
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that AFRICA is hubby and mine’s “song”. Long story, but it is the result of too many margaritas (and Boone’s Farm – it was college). And throwing of tortilla chips.
In fact, I got hubby a record-a-voice frame thingy from Brookstone for Christmas from the children. It had a place for all of our pics and we all recorded a msg. Well, when you push “my button”, I am singing my version of Africa. True story.
I’m sure a trip to Africa to help the little children will be much more meaningful.
Praying for your precious dad, and so excited about your trip! Compassion is a great organization. Can’t wait to read what you and Shannon have to say while you’re there!
How extremely exciting! And your daddy sounds like my daddy…one time, he was hit in the chest with a car (it was not moving that fast as it came into our garage) but we had to practically forbid him from preaching the next morning at church!! Praying that he feels better very soon, and I can’t WAIT to hear about this trip!
Hey BooMama!
I am so excited you are going to Africa because my husband is going with Compassion too! Phil is busy getting his shots and everything ready for the trip.
I am so glad that you all will meet and work together on this fantastic trip. We already have “adopted” a little boy through Compassion and Phil is going to “adopt” a little girl for us while we are there. We are excited because he will get to meet her in person.
I will be in prayer for you all. I know God will bless this trip through the love you all will give those precious children.
Oh, if you get hungry over there, Phil is taking a bunch of protein bars! They are not really that good (not like a Snickers) but it will be better than eating bugs or whatever. Oops that sounds so bad–I am sure they have wonderful Southern cooking there in Uganda.
Donna Ware
Many prayers are with you and your family during your Dad’s illness. And as you and Shannon travel, lots of prayers with you as well!
Give Mr. B big sugar from me!! Tell him his legs look great too!!!
Praying for God’s healing hand to work quickly for your Dad. We just never know where the path of God will lead us. Looking forward to hearing about your special path.
First things first…..Prayers going up for your sweet daddy right now!
Keep us posted on his recovery.
P.S. AFRICA – God is so amazing.
I am so jealous there aren’t even words! I’ll probably need to speak with the big guy about that one. Seriously though, I am excited for you. I decided when I was 5 I was going to Africa one day to help people and that has yet to happen yet. I will ready your posts with baited breath! At least I can live vicariously through you for now.
I’m sorry to hear about your daddy. I hope he gets better soon!
Okay, I’m impressed with your news….and impressed that Shaun Groves commented on your blog and will be there with you….
girl, you are going to have an amazing time. and yes, I will say a prayer for your sweet daddy. I hope he’s better even by now, with your presence (and Alex’s) there to cheer him.
Keep us updated so we can be praying. This is awesomely cool!
We’ll say a prayer for your daddy. Hope all is well – drive safely. And I read onShannon’s blog already….I am so excited for you guys. :)
Boomama,
I pray your Daddy gets well really soon. I know first hand how it rocks our world when our parents become ill. We know that the Lord is right there comforting him and I pray that he will be better very soon!
This trip to Africa is so exciting! I will be praying for you and Shannon as you embark on this once in a lifetime journey. I can’t wait to read how it impacts both of your lives. I know it will impact us, your faithful readers.
I pray in the coming days and weeks ahead many more will come to both of your blogs and the Lord will appoint those that need to hear His message!
Blessings to you and yours!
Vickie
Do they have internet access to keep all the Interpeeps updated on your African journey? Will your new Target shoes be your going-to-Africa shoes? (Just kidding about those things, though I really do know not to kid about footwear with you.) Do tell the details of your trip when you get back.
Give daddy a kiss for us. Hope he’s feeling better.
BEYOND thrilled for you and going to Africa. Get ready sister….your precious heart will never be the same!
I say that like I’ve been! :) God just works that way though.
And, praying for your sweet daddy. I’m glad you are there for both of them.
Hugs and prayers~
Fran
Ha! I KNEW it was Africa when you said yellow fever vaccination. (Just a secret: They no longer require a cholera vaccination but the travel clinic will often mark it off anyway because it saves you getting shook down for bribes at border crossings.)
Praying your dad’s feeling better soon.
WOW! That’s pretty big!
Prayers are being lifted up for your daddy and the entire family right now. Can’t wait to hear your take on the upcoming trip to Africa.
You are going to LOVE Uganda!!! We spent a year there, working with orphans. It was the best AND most difficult year of my life. The hard part was seeing the HUGE need everywhere you look and feeling so small and unable to meet even a fraction of those needs. But it also felt GREAT when we were able to do something for some of the children.
You’ve also had all the other shots required, right? We felt like pincushions when we were done! :-)
May I recommend you NOT take quinine for malaria? It can cause some serious side effects (in a small percentage, but wouldn’t you hate to find out you’re part of that small group?). On the advice of missionary friends, we took doxycycline which is a mild antibiotic but also works great as an anti-malarial drug. My daughter and I never got malaria; my husband who worked in the bush more had it twice but very mild cases each time (down less than 24 hours).
What areas will you be visiting? We worked in the Luweero area, north of Kampala, at a place called New Hope Uganda. And we did a little traveling over the year, mostly in relation to the ministry we worked with. Like visiting our older orphans who were attending vocational school in Jinja. My husband went to a wedding in eastern Uganda when one of the staff was married in his home village. Our daughter went on an outreach to a town in southern Uganda where the AIDS rate was really high; they helped build some small homes for jajaas (grandmothers) who were caring for orphaned children.
Will look forward with UTMOST ANTICIPATION to hearing all about your experiences!!! And if you have any questions, just drop me an e-mail :-)
Saying prayers for your daddy.
What a wonderful opportunity! I know I will feel like I am there when you blog about it and many, many people will be blessed by the experience God has given you.
Prayers are being lifted for your dad and his health (Jehovah Rophe), your mom and her sanity (Jehovah Shalom), and for you and Alex and you drive up and down the highways. (God’s protection over and around you.)
Whew! I pray your Daddy is on the mend soon!
Praying for your dad!
That is so awesome about Compassion International! They are an amazing group!
Have a safe trip!
Blessings,
Lori
Oh told Shannon, and I’ll tell you, I’m excited for the opportunity that you have and how God will use it. Traveling overseas was the most eye-opening experience of my life!
1.)Prayers for your dad.
2.)Prayers for you. I know the Lord has a big blessing in store for you and Shannon.
3.) That is all.
I am so excited for you and Shannon. I read her post before I came over here. Wow. I’m with her – it’s hard to go see that kind of suffering. Blessings be with you both! What an amazing opportunity. And all because of your “writing.” :)
Praying for your Dad’s health. And I am praying for your upcoming mission. It’s an awesome God we serve! :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MfkOjwNRYI
Praying for your Daddy and for your upcoming trip. I can’t wait to hear about Uganda!
I am so sorry to hear about your dad. Just a word of warning-the enemy will want to use this episdoe to create fear and doubt about your upcoming trip. Put on the whole armor of God and stand firm against the wiles of the devil. We are all standing with you in prayer for your dad’s quick recovery and your upcoming trip. Africa! Seriously! How exciting. Blessings.
I’m SO glad you decided to go! You’ll be a great correspondent!
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