"Dear Diary, today I took a 3 hour nap...."

LOVED ONES!!! You are wonderful! Thank you so very much for your comments on our last post! We weren't sure anyone besides my own mother and Jess C. were reading what we were writing. Your words, prayers and scriptures were so timely and encouraging! THANK YOU!



Quick update on our last few days:

~We cleared land (hauling trees, shrubs, etc.) with our Ugandan sisters/mothers. Hard yet fulfilling work. Lots of singing and laughter!
~Spend time with some of the families that Esther and the other ladies minister to through the AIDS/HIV and Family Strengthening ministries. We met one family in particular that had just found out that both of the parents tested positive for HIV. Neither of them are currently employed and they afraid for the future of their children. We were able to pray with them and along with our Ugandan friends, help them come up with possible solutions to their dire financial situation. Difficult yet encouraging to see how God is moving through those ministries.
~Celebrated St. Patty's day at Aloysius' and Esther's house with a few little Irish jigs. Beautiful.
~Spent time in Lugutu (remote village) helping haul firewood, dig ditches. This is where we learned to carry logs on our HEADS!!! We are finally African!
~Soccer game at Koro vs. SOI staff. (we may have lost.) Lindsay got a fat lip. Sad. A little funny but still sad.
~Visited a village outside of Koro where Sarah was able to sew a pillow out of rags for an elderly lady. Thanks for the skilz mom! (If you want to visit the village, simply follow the beaten path around the bend, walk through the African bush and turn right at the big tree. You can't miss it)
~Jacey's dance class/ministry! We are an embarrassment to dance. :) It was so fun though and we learned a dance as a team. That makes us a dance team!! :)
~We went with Florence and Christine (Our Ugandan mothers who named us. We LOVE and MISS them already!) to the HIV ladies ministry at Karambe. We worshipped, danced and shared as sisters in Christ. When they were singing and worshipping in Acholi (language in Gulu) the Presence of God flooded the little room where we were. We Americans just cried and praised the Father for such precious sisters!
~Last night we had our first full soccer match! WE WON! (However, we were playing a group of "older" lady widows from the Gulu Widows Association....) We had a wonderful time playing with them. However, we most enjoyed the prayer and worship time afterwards. Powerful and beautiful how the Spirit bonds the Family of Christ together despite language, nationality, anything that could be seen as a barrier.
(Not everything we have done is detailed here. We have been wonderfully busy!)

Today we traveled to Kampala where we will remain for the rest of our time. We are all healthy and feeling great! When we arrived at our hotel, we slept for 3 hours....we must have been tuckered out!

Please pray for:
~Our remaining time in Kampala. We know it will fly. We want to serve to the best of our abilities in every way!
~Pray for strength, health, joy!
~Please pray for our dear friends in Gulu as they continue to serve and love the people of that city. They are so very dear to us.
~Pray for our sleep to be peaceful and Spirit-filled!


WE love you all! Thank you AGAIN for the encouragement and prayers! We FEEL them!

Be blessed to know that the Father has been using you all to lift us up and encourage us!

Peace of Christ,

Lakica (Sarah, for all the well-rested, well-prayed for puffs)