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Arrival


We arrived on Saturday evening, the 12th. All but one bag made it to Entebbe (five out of six is pretty good) and the last bag arrived a few days later via boda boda (motorcycle).

It was dark when we flew in so we did not get to see much of anything (besides the loud clubs and street vendors) until we woke up on Sunday morning and the view was beautiful! Actually we were up at 4am (jet lag) but when the sun came up it was quite peaceful. It was a cool morning, we ate breakfast at our guest house and sat on the porch and watched birds - so peaceful! 


We have spent this week in Kampala and two nights in Entebbe, getting adjusted to the time difference, visiting places we will come back to during our resupply trips, and having time to do some culture and Serge orientation before we get to Bundibugyo.

 Guest House #1 - Adonai House
 Guest House #2 - Guinea Fowl
 Dinner at Faze 3 overlooking Lake Victoria - where we celebrated Malachi's birthday (one of our new teammates).

Guest House #3 (Ike... unknowingly modeling) - Banda Inns
A beautiful thatched roof building with a coffee shop and japanese restaurant

Our departure for Bundibugyo was scheduled for Friday, Jan 18th, but was pushed back due to an unexpected medical situation with our teammate. The new plan is to travel to Bundi tomorrow (Monday, Jan 21st). 

 We have enjoyed the food and culture and architecture here in Kampala and Entebbe. Ike was actually able to drive our team leader's car around Kampala, which was new and exciting for him (driving on the left hand side!). 
Driving through Kampala 
 Impressive amount of mattresses on that boda!
A little kitty that walked along the barbed wire and glass shards on top of the fence outside our guest house window.



Pray for that transition and for safe travels for us (tomorrow) and our teammates (later in the week). We hope to check in again after we get settled into our new home in Bundibugyo. 




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  1. UnknownFebruary 12, 2019 at 11:08 AM

    Thank you for all the pictures and updates. It looks beautiful. Prayers that you'll have arrived safely at your new home in Bundibugyo. Looking forward to more posts and updates on all the wonderful things God has planned for you in Uganda.

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