Waited too long to post on Uganda

OK, we're back from Africa - have been since 7/4/07 . But I didn't remember to post and then got distracted. So instead, here are some pics...

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Climbing up through the Kibuli slum, with Kampala, Uganda in the background
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An orphan in her best donated dress, reform school, Kampala
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The single mothers, many with HIV or families lost to rebel attacks
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Go here to see the sponsor, Sports Outreach Institute: http://sportsoutreachinstitute.org/wp/

Yes, the woman in the picture is Susan

That shot comes from our trip to Wales, and the stone circle in Bridgend. It's a replica of the kinds of circles found in the English countryside that were used by pagan religions as a worship space. The special occasion was the Eisteddfod of Wales, held each year as a local music and poetry festival. I think the plaque on one of the stones said it was to commemorate the first celebration after the great war.
Susan was running each morning, and loved that area near the Rugby fields (yes, I know they are called scrums or something, but they're still open fields, right?)
She's running a lot, and doing great. We aim to take her to a 10-miler this summer. Yeah Susan!

In The Beginning

It all started when I married that girl from North Carolina. Inevitably, we moved back close to her home, and ended up in Virginia. That led to joining a missional church that slowly taught me the basic truth of expressing God's love to others. Finally, here we are, my daughter and I, flying out to Kampala, Uganda - final destination Gulu, which is the epicenter of refugee and orphan activity for that part of Africa.

Project goal: Assist in slums, orphanages and refugee camps to help the children and families. We travel to Kampala leaving US June 19, 07 and stay: Two nights in Kampala, 6 nights in Gulu, 1 night in Kampala, 3 nights in Nairobi, and return July 4, 07. We are a team of 18 souls, including 6 from Virginia, 4 from California, 4 from Oregon & 4 SOI Staffers. SOI is "Sports Outreach Institute" which has been in Uganda providing sports teams for the invisible children of Uganda many years.

It's going to change the world...