Greetings from Gulu, Uganda!

Hello friends and family!

The Baboons!

It has been an exciting and busy 48 hours since we landed in Uganda!  We spent Friday night in Kampala and then began our journey to Gulu on Saturday morning.  Everyone enjoyed the bus ride and the many sights we got to see as we left the busy city of Kampala passing through numerous small villages before arriving in Gulu.  We had the opportunity to see baboons (and feed them some banana peels from the bus), take in the beautiful site of the Nile river (and snap a few pictures), and experience riding along the Uganda roads! 


This morning our team was invited to join 3 different church services, so we divided up into groups and set out to worship with the people of Uganda.  It was an amazing opportunity to worship with the Ugandan people.  They are people full of Life!  I attended a local church here in Gulu with 6 other teammates where we got to worship the Lord together with these people and join in some clapping, hand raising, and dancing while we worshiped and praised our Savior!  We also were blessed with the opportunity to be part of a family coming forth to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior, it was a sweet, precious moment!

This afternoon, we headed out to the farm (part of Sports Outreach) where the distribution will take place this week.  We spent the afternoon unpacking and organizing our supplies and organizing the wheelchairs.   We also had the opportunity to meet some of the local national volunteers that will be assisting us this week and help train them in basics of transfers, w/c parts, and w/c mobility.  They were an enthusiastic group of individuals excited to learn and be able to help this week!

Getting the wheelchairs ready for distribution!

This evening we concluded with a commissioning service: a sweet time of communion, prayer, and praise! 

From my devotion (40 days with Jesus Celebrating His Presence by Sarah Young) this morning:
"The hope God provides is an anchor for your soul, firm and secure even in the most tempestuous waters.  A good way to remain anchored in Me is to whisper as often as needed:  Jesus, You are my Hope."

As we begin our distribution tomorrow, my prayer for our group is that we will remember the focus of our mission to share the Gospel, that this trip is all about Him, and that we will remain anchored in Him relying on Him for wisdom and strength throughout this week!

Thank you to all our friends and family for your support and prayers!  Keep those prayers coming, we need them!  Love to you all!