We made it, we are in Kampala, Uganda!

After 40 hours of flying, layovers and a fun day in London, we have finally arrived!  Excited and overwhelmed, we were immediately reminded that we are in a third world country.  Kampala & surrounding area has 3 million people, and they all seem to be on the roads at once, it's totally insane but what an adventure!

We won't be settled in Masaka for another week, so until then, we are being spoiled by the other missionary couples who are helping us adjust.  Today was out first P-day and we drove to a town called Jinja to visit "The Source of the Nile".  It's where Lake Victoria connects to the head waters of the Nile River.   It was absolutely beautiful, we saw many species of birds, monitors and even monkeys.

MTC

We entered the MTC today excited, nervous, and overwhelmed!  It's great to finally be here and really start our spiritual adventure.  We are among one of the largest groups of senior couples (39) to enter the MTC in a long time, but with 2800 young missionaries, we are definitely out numbered.  Wanting the whole "Missionary Experience" we were a bit disappointed when they told us the MTC was over-flowing and we had to stay at the Marriott . . . but got over that real fast!      Here we go!        September 5th, 2011


We finished our MTC training today with mixed emotions!  The hours were long, but our instructors, experiences, and training were all awe-inspiring . . .and Keith kept everyone entertained!    We will miss the wonderful couples that we were so blessed to meet and train with.