Transitions

We made it safely to Kampala almost two weeks ago!!  Time is flying by so fast.  The last two weeks have been full of surprises in culture learning, learning a new diet, learning a new city, and learning new co-workers.  We will spend the next few months in language/culture classes, spend time learning our city, and finding a great church and community.  While we may not have a “job” right now, all this learning is as tiring as an 8am-5pm job would be! 

Please be praying that we will find a church that meets our needs; that we will find community among other expats, as well as locals; that we will have unity among our co-workers (as we are coming into an already formed team here in Kampala); that we will love well and love recklessly.  Please also be praying for our health.  As I write, Courtney has been sick all day.  We know this to be spiritual warfare and DO NOT RECEIVE IT IN THE NAME OF JESUS!!!!  Please keep praying protection over our health in this transition time.  It is hard to learn a new place if you are feeling under the weather. 

You know you live in Uganda when:

*You have a carpenter meet you at a supermarket to discuss plans for a bed he will make for you, negotiate a price for it on a random aisle, and pay him there

*You purchase furniture from a new friend, hire a truck to transport it, but swear all of it won’t fit in the bed of the truck.  Oh don’t worry!!  Ugandan men are creative when getting furniture to fit in the bed of a VERY SMALL pick up!!

*You can flag down a water distributer on the city road as both of you are driving, buy water right out of his truck, and then get his contact info for him to deliver more water to your house when you need it!

*When a child tells you she needs converse shoes, you buy name brand Converse shoes, only to realize that all tennis shoes are called converse!  The school won’t let her have Converse ones, but plain white Nike!

*Milk comes in a bag on the shelf at the store, and cheddar cheese is $7-10 for a brick!

Thank you for your prayers and support!  We feel them!!!  HE is able, and this sweet people group is WORTH everything we have gone through so far!