Uganda - Village of Hope

Well, after a well earned short break at Murchison Falls, Team 6 has ended it's time in Uganda (as team 6 that is as 2 members are now in team 7!). Andrew is back in Australia and the other 6 members are having a few days in Thailand, (why not since you're going through there anyway!)
Some of you may have heard about the terrorist bombings in Kampala last weekend. As it happened we had to drive past both sites on the weekend, which was pretty humbling. We were reminded as a team not to take our safety for granted and stopped to thank God for His protection for all of our time there!
Leaving the kids was hard, as we have all grown attached to them. But we were also excited to tell them about team 7 arriving soon. We prayed for team 7 and for their journey and welcome. They will surely be inundated with attention as we were.
Our last team meeting during our safari days was great! There was so much to be thankful for, so many surprises, so many stories to tell and so much had happened in our hearts. We realized that whilst we came to 'give' something to Uganda and it's people, we were actually leaving with more, much more than we received! We've laughed with the kids and the mothers, cried with them, laughed with each other, worshiped together, prayed with and for each other, celebrated a baptism, had some awesome 'God' moments both as a team and as individuals (one of our team members said to me .." As you spoke I felt an incredible sense of God that I've never before) and saw God answer our prayers! (Peter next door is still running around laughing and smiling!) Oh and we built a house! Well almost!
We look forward to hearing how team 7 fares and to sharing their stories.

Blessings... Team 6 ....not "in Uganda" anymore..... but all planning to be back!!