December, January and February have been full of sharing life together! In December we went with our teammates, the Hines to visit our friends and their neighbors, the Gideons. Gideon, Esther and their 4 children, Stephen, Winifred, Andrew and Grace hosted us very well! Their family lives in Kabale with us, but they are from Kisoro and maintain family and ties to this beautiful border town.
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| Pit stop welcome on the way to Kisoro. can you see the wave? |
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| Congo Refugee camp--Kisoro borders the Congo and Rwanda |
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| Grace, Esther, Gideon, Wendy, Aaron and friend |
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| At Gideon's mother--a sweet visit and time of prayer. |
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| Winifred and Wendy |
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| Climbing a crater--this area is forged by volcanoes! |
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| Dinner prep |
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| Andrew led us on a hike at a nearby lake. |
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| At the end, they surprised us with a cake to honor our friendship! |
We rang in the new year in Kampala, welcoming friends from the U.S. The Griggs family. We spent 2 days in the city and then hit the road. We briefly visited mutual friends in Northern Uganda, visited Murchison Falls National Park and then ended our time in Kabale. Dr. Griggs worked with Aaron and taught at the hospital and Erin and I shared life together in Kabale. It was lovely!
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| The orphans were largely on school break, but here are some Cessnun kids with ours and some new arrivals. |
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| Anna, Emma Shae, Sarah, Julia, Mallory |
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| Touring with Dr. Cessnun--treatment and supply room. |
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| Brian (our driver) with Jackson sort out an oil leak. Bubblegum to the rescue! |
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| Boat tour at the Falls |
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| Jackson with Elliot |
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| Charging elephant, I don't like these, I have discovered. |
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| Do love the gentle herds-amazing |
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| Driver going to get the spare tire fixed--3rd of the trip! |
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| Lots of baboons in the trees, which was new for us--usually see them on the ground |
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| Julia and Elliot running to our house in the mornings. |
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| Cereal! |
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| Jackson and Aaron at the hospital |
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| Aaron giving Erin a tour at the hospital |
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| Mallory and Emma Shae share Tafti with Julia |
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| Morrows and Griggs visiting the Hines! |
In February, our team hosted Canon Henry, the Ugandan Global Teams Area Coordinator. He brought his lovely family, Christine and their two children Enoch and Faith. It was a great time of sharing, praying and visiting. Canon Henry and his family along with Travis and I were able to visit the Kigezi Baptist group's missionary.
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| Rainy day construction drive.... |
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| Elius, Johnson and Sam and the gang |
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| A welcome by Anderson, Primrose translating |
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| Great time of singing |
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| Meeting some neighbors |
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| Canon Henry sharing about Global Teams and encouraging the group. |
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| A surprise feast--Bakiga hospitality and Mama can cook!!! |
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| Travis and Primrose sharing |
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| A prayer and blessing given by Wendy |
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| The day's fellowship! |
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| First day of school--the big P7. School in Uganda begins in February |
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| Mallory and Emma Shae homeschooling wonders! |
