Our first Ugandan holiday

First of all, we want to thank all of you for reading our blog and journeying with us. It means so much that so many people are invested in the work the Lord has called us to do here. Thanks so much for your comments, e-mails and most of all, your prayers. It means more to us than you could ever know.

Today is a holiday in Uganda. We don’t really know why, but we have a three day weekend and that is always a good thing!

We experienced our first Ugandan thunder storm this morning- lots and lots of thunder and lightning, but not much rain. It is that time of year when rainy season is starting so I guess anything can happen- it sure has been cooler the last few days (25 degrees instead of 35) and that has been a welcome change. Lorenda even got up in the night a couple of nights ago and put a blanket on the bed- what is up with that?!

Greg was out cruising in his new vehicle today. He had to go over to the two Watoto guesthouses and fix their washing machines. Lorenda opted to stay and clean the apartment- that wonderful red dirt that Uganda is known for gets everywhere. I’m sure you could dust and sweep three times a day and still not get it all.

Before leaving Canada Lorenda was in our local Christian bookstore and she came across a visor clip to put on the sun visor in your car. The clip says “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3: 5-6. When Lorenda saw it she thought it was so appropriate because God has been teaching us to trust Him and not ourselves for the last year as He has prepared us for this journey. She thought it was a good reminder so she bought it to put in our car here. God has such a sense of humour- once we got here we realized that it was the “He shall direct your paths” (or as another translation says “He will make your paths straight”)- that was the part God was stressing to us because the roads and paths here are anything but straight! We need God’s directions to get everywhere because we have already described Ugandan directions to you in an earlier post! Greg’s directions to the guesthouse today included the phrase “Turn by the banana tree”. Do you have any idea how many banana trees there are in Uganda? I’m sure glad God is directing our paths.

We are planning to go out exploring tomorrow- such freedom now that we have a car! We haven’t decided exactly where we are going yet, but we will update you tomorrow.

Here is a photo of typical Kampala traffic. See why God needs to make our paths straight...