A Day to Celebrate!

You may remember one year ago after only a few weeks here in Uganda, we helped one of our staff with her new baby born with A congenital and life threatening birth defect. Doors were opened to have surgery in Kijjabe, Kenya. The Lord has a wonderful plan for baby Solomon's life.

Happy Birthday Solomon

Baby Solomon recently celebrated his 1st Birthday. His mom and dad had a birthday celebration for him with family and friends. It was a wonderful party that Solomon enjoyed with big wide eyes and lots of smiles and 'talking'.  What a thrill to see him growing and so full of life. Though he does face further medical procedures to sustain life, we praise the Lord for giving Solomon such loving parents and a strength that truly matches his God-given name.

A glimpse into our World

Paul is back in Uganda, and Cassidy and I will be joining him in early August.
We've had a great time visiting with friends and family this summer. The question I've been asked over and over is "what is it that you're doing in Uganda?" It's hard to explain all that we do, but I think this video, put together by Meagan and Holly will give you a glimpse into our world and what we are doing with Children in Uganda.

The village you see in this video is "Massese". We sponsor many kids here through Children of Grace, and as you'll see, there are many, many more waiting.................

Good Times

Probably noted - We've been off-line" for a while. We've been in the states since mid - May visiting family and friends. While here we've had the opportunity to attend the weddings of the two young flower girls in our wedding, 24 years ago. Our niece, Grey, was married May 20th on Bald Head Island and Erin, a family friend on June 19th, in Princeton, New Jersey. In between these two events we've been able to connect with family and friends in many different states. At times it's felt a bit like a traveling bus tour, with stops in different places every 3-4 days, but we've had great times and most importantly have been able to catch up with our own children. It seems we're all going in different directions, but it's been good to meet up in some of our favorite spots.

Time at the beach in Carmel - missing Andrew............

Marin Headlands at Sunset - missing Meagan

People ask how the past year in Uganda has been. Are we going back? What have been our greatest challenges? Our biggest blessings? All good questions, but the answers are not so "straight forward". Uganda and America are just different worlds in every aspect - it's difficult to connect the two. We don't have answers to all the questions we've been asked these past weeks, but we do know that Christ's love is constant and that serving those we find right around us, no matter where we are, is what we are commanded to do. Even when we don't have the answers, we can rest and know that God has given each one of us unique gifts and we are called to "love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul and with all our minds and love our neighbor as ourselves".