Yoga is "Hello" in Ateso, one of the dialects in Uganda! We are so sorry we haven't been able to update you all sooner but we are learning that things don't always work as planned in Africa =). We have been here 12 days and have already experienced so much! We want to give a heartfelt thanks to every single person who supported us on this journey here. We had so many suitcases loaded with items that were donated by all of you! The land here is beautiful and the people even more so! The irony is....it's cooler here than it is back in Oakville LOL!!! We are being well taken care of by our friends Adrian and Sherene. Their 3 boys (Luke, Ethan and Isaiah) were so happy to see Jacob, Ellie, Nathaniel, and Abby! There's so much to write about in the past two weeks so here goes! On the first Sunday, Joo-Meng preached at a church in the Kakeeka slums. Later in the week, the children served at Giving Tree Community Centre in Kansanga slums. There were close to 120 children there. It was chaos but wonderful chaos! Ellie and Abby performed their "dancing tambourines" for the children. The children taught them the "Power Shuffle", played with them, and did crafts with them. Rosanna taught lessons to the kids as well and many of them accepted Jesus as Lord that day. We also traveled to Soroti (6 hour drive) where we taught 27 pastors/overseers (who represented close to 60 churches) through the Amecet training school. The feedback has been positive as we shook their mindsets by teaching on identity and kingdom culture. We taught things they have never heard before and we are already hearing the teaching will change their family life and how they pastor. The children ministered to over 100 Compassion children and we also visited the Amecet orphanage and spent time with our dear friend Robert and his family. Ugandan life is very different! Flipping a switch down turns things on. Traffic is chaotic and crazy with very few traffic lights.....and even with traffic lights, not everyone follows them! We've already had two temporary power outages, and water has been cut off on two occasions. They have a phrase here....TIA, which means "This Is Africa" :) Can you believe that was only a summary of our first week! This week we are back in Kampala ministering at Giving Tree again and preparing for our trip to Rubongi and Nairobi. Thank-you so much for your continued prayers. It has kept us safe and enabled us to minister to the Ugandan people here!
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September 2016
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