Actually one chameleon, a beautiful little green and yellow guy who appeared on a bush right outside the MAF guest house where we are staying during this Christmas season. Joe was absolutely delighted with this early gift, and between making bread and various cookies we have been "hunting" flies for him. It is pretty neat to watch his eyes roll all around and then focus on his prey. He curls slighty, does some weird thing with his jaw that pokes two small bones out near his mouth and then "ZAP" his tongue comes flying out a good three inches to snag a fly. He really likes the black and blue ones, but in their absence he will go after the bigger stripped ones. This morning he ate a huge fly, as he took a bite in the middle, you'll never guess... maggots squirted right out! Such the amazing thing to watch this exotic little colorful lizard chew a huge fly, wings and all, with tiny white worms crawling all over his face and mouth as he slowly and methodically licked them up. Right now he is crawling up Joe's shirt, blending in amazingly well to the the Yu-Gi-Oh design. His favorite thing is to climb on the string of Christmas lights we have strung up on the porch.
Thank you for praying for us this season. Although we miss home and are busy figuring out how to make things work for the three plus families living under one roof, we feel immensely grateful for this beautiful house, and the fact that we are all together to celebrate. Scott and Pat fly in from Bundbugyo this morning. Wahoo! Once they arrive our team here in Uganda will be complete and the festivities and celebration will start in earnest.
Much Love to our team and family abroad and to all of you...
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