Isaiah 12: 2 See, God
has come to save me. I will trust in him
and not be afraid. The Lord God is my
strength and my song; He has given me victory.
Where to begin? The past couple weeks have gone by so fast. We have gone through several different emotions: joy (for seeing the familiar faces in the village), sorrow (leaving loved ones behind), depression (for the poverty that has plagued this country), hope (for the upgrade we will receive to a bigger apartment), and excitement (knowing we will be able to share the love of Jesus with all we meet!)
Where to begin? The past couple weeks have gone by so fast. We have gone through several different emotions: joy (for seeing the familiar faces in the village), sorrow (leaving loved ones behind), depression (for the poverty that has plagued this country), hope (for the upgrade we will receive to a bigger apartment), and excitement (knowing we will be able to share the love of Jesus with all we meet!)
Just
like knowing you’re going to get a shot it doesn’t take away the pain of the
moment. Preparing for this chapter of
our life doesn’t take away the feelings of each experience. We are thankful for everything we are going
through. We know God is teaching us
something from each of these experiences.
Our
team leader, Mark Luckey, flew here with us, but will only be here for three
weeks. We are spending as much time with
him as possible to help him accomplish his tasks while he helps us get settled
and set up. We feel fortunate that we
don’t have to look hard for a vehicle, because we will be purchasing his. We
still have many things to purchase and set up in our living quarters. Learning
to shop and convert dollars to shillings can drain the brain (One dollar =
2,600 shillings). A fun challenge!
Trying
to accomplish something here is done on Ugandan time. Everyone moves slow and at their own
pace. We have spent many hours traveling
back and forth. We have traveled once from Kaliro to Kampala (3 ½ hours each way) and a couple of times from
Kaliro to Jinja (1 ½ hours). We will
never complain about road conditions in the US again! We have so much to get done each day. The sun comes up at 7 and goes down at 7, and
we have a policy of not traveling in the dark (too dangerous). So, we settle in every night by 7 and start
preparing for the next days tasks.
We
have been to the village for the bible studies with the men and women. We
attended the village church on Sunday.
The school in the village was preparing for an area wide musical
competition and they practiced it for us.
What fun! Being back in the village
and seeing those beautiful faces instantly reminded us why we were to return.
We feel so blessed to be back in Uganda and are looking forward to the future
here in Kaliro and in being a part of the work being done in the village of
Naigobya with the Afayo Project.
Living Small
Our Quarters are tiny(2 rooms 10x10), but this is
temporary. We will be moving to the
larger apartment in a couple weeks when Mark returns to the states. No drywall or wall-to-wall carpet, just
cement walls and floors. We have no
dryer for clothes, only God’s beautiful sunshine! Simple, but good!
She is our teammate and has been a part of the Afayo
Project since May of 2013. Her heart for
the Ugandans is as big as the state she is from, Texas. She is willing to go the extra mile
(literally she drives a motorcycle) to do what needs to be done.
Simon does it all! He
is the interpreter, our driver, men’s Bible study leader and everything else,
including assisting us. He is the man
for the job! He lives with us in the
complex with his wife, Doreen and their 3 beautiful daughters.
Prayer Praises
We arrived safely with all our luggage.
A truck was purchased for Afayo with money from a little church in Hart, MI
Prayer Needs
· We can understand and learn some language and their cultures
Prayer Praises
We arrived safely with all our luggage.
A truck was purchased for Afayo with money from a little church in Hart, MI
Prayer Needs
· We can understand and learn some language and their cultures
·
No sickness from the mosquitoes, bugs, or food
·
Safety when traveling. Roads are bad and so are the drivers. And we will be on them daily.
·
Learning our way around
·
Our team will work well together and we will
accomplish much for the Kingdom