Wednesday October 20th - Wow, it's been a long time...

A long absence from writing almost makes it hard to come back to blogging. The past 2 months have been filled with moments of unexpected situations, days of absolute joy, times to praise the Lord for the amazing blessings He gives and trials that cause us to cling to Him amidst the pain.

I spent my birthday (September 29th) out at Musana Camp for our Manhood/Womanhood retreat with the Institute. Musana Camp is still being developed but is hosting retreats and camps for those interested. Located on Lake Victoria, this camp seeks to transform lives by the power of the Gospel. The camp is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been and having a birthday out there was a very wonderful present.

The day following my return to Kasana, one of our daughters had her introduction here and that was a joyful event. The introduction ceremony is a prelude to a wedding and involves the declaration of intent to be married. The event was beautiful and went smoothly.

A team arrived the beginning of October and was involved with water purification and medical outreaches. Another team arrived on Monday and will be serving in similar ways. This is the second-to-last team with the last team arriving to Kasana the beginning of November. I can't believe that I will be home to be with my family over Christmas in about 6 weeks.

We have now entered day 8 without power - for those of you praying, please pray for our power situation. We are blessed to have power when we do, but when we don't have it, it just makes things a little complicated.

I had my first jigger - my Ugandan initiation is complete - hopefully there aren't anymore tests to be passed.

Well, since power is very precious right now, so I better be signing off. Until next time...