Uggs?

My visa was only for 30 days and so I had to go apply for another 30 visa. Michael also needs to renew his Dire (similar to resident visa), so we’ve made several trips to immigration. My visa only took 3 trips but I was so afraid that they were going to keep telling me to change the text in my letter explaining why I was here. The Dire on the other hand… I’ve lost track as to how many times Michael has gone to immigration. You go and they tell you go get this document translated at an official office. You come back and they then tell you one more thing to go do. It really is a strange system. I had to give them my visa for a week, which is also nerve wracking but at least I have copies of it =)
If you checked out my Facebook profile picture then you’ve already heard part of this story, but it’s cute. Juma P has become my little buddy. Even though he is 7, he like a 4 year old (if not younger). He usually takes an afternoon nap where ever he gets tired. He comes to my door a lot in the afternoon while I’m typing and so I’ve started inviting him in to sit in my other chair. It’s crazy how such a little gesture can put a smile on a child’s face. He sits down watches me type for a few minutes and then he passes out. Sometimes he sits on my lap and one day I asked him if he wanted a hug, but he speaks no English so of course he had no clue what I was asking. I hugged him a few times and would say “hug” while I was doing so.
The next day when Juma was standing in my door as he often does I said “Hug?” to which he put his head down, smiled and shook his head “yes.” Later that night I ran to Michael’s place to grab something and heard Juma talking to me while I walked over there. I was in a hurry and didn’t really pay attention because I never have any idea what he is saying. When I got inside he waited on the steps for me and when I came out and was locking the door I heard the cutest little voice say “uggs?” My heart melted and I looked at him and said, “do you want a hug?” and he shook his head “yes.” This has become a daily thing for us and has expanded into him taking a few of his daily naps on my lap.
Some of the older boys think it’s really funny and some of the middle kids try to be cool about asking for hugs and even tease me about it by chanting “hugs.” The ones who tease are of course the ones who want hugs themselves. I ususally try to force a hug on them when they tease me about it. The other night we were watching a movie together and Juma P asked for a hug as he was going to bed and it started a waterfall effect where Pedro, Amido and Juma G asked for hugs. How is it that something so simple can impact my life and their lives so much?

Prayer |Requests:
- Continued health. I'm still taking my Malaria pills but some days I forget. I don't like them. They are suposed to make me more sensative to the sun but when I put sunblock on it stings... same thing with bug spray. Also if I don't have just the right amount of food in my stomach I get sick. On the bright side I found out that there are different types of Malaira and the type here just gives you the flu and you take meds to cure it. In other parts of the world you get it and have it for the rest of your life.