We have arrived safe and well at Ekitangaala Ranch in Uganda. Our flight was long but uneventful. All of our bags arrived and were waiting for us when we finally got through customs. The gentleman that was checking us in had us fill out the same paperwork that we had already brought with us, and asked us many questions as why a family of 5 with three young kids want to stay in Uganda for three whole months. He eventually gave us all 90 day visas which is a great praise, as we later found out that alot of the time people get 30 day visas and have to come apply again if they want to stay longer. We got our bags and found our way to a resort in Kampala, 45 minutes from the airport.We have arrived safe and well at Ekitangaala Ranch in Uganda. Our flight was long but uneventful. All of our bags arrived and were waiting for us when we finally got through customs. The gentleman that was checking us in had us fill out the same paperwork that we had already brought with us, and asked us many questions as why a family of 5 with three young kids want to stay in Uganda for three whole months. He eventually gave us all 90 day visas which is a great praise, as we later found out that a lot of the time people get 30 day visas and have to come apply again if they want to stay longer. We got our bags and found our way to a resort in Kampala, 45 minutes from the airport.
Have you ever heard about the traffic in third world countries? It was amazing to go through. It is the best display of organized chaos that I have ever experienced. The people walked on the dirt edge off the shoulders, the piki-piki’s (two wheelers) were on the shoulders, and the automobiles were in the non-marked main road weaving here and there. We were in two of those vehicles weaving in and out of slower traffic, traveling the 70 miles to the ranch. We have been staying in the green house. It includes two bedrooms, bathroom, and main room with living, dining, and kitchen spaces. We have geckos to “mouse” the bugs that happen to get in and are serenaded to sleep by the bugs and the birds. We had a heavy rain Sunday afternoon and heard hundreds of frogs that night! It was beautiful. Loud, but beautiful.
Arley was put to work right away plumbing, setting up lighting for the conference hall that was having dental training this past weekend, and marking out water lines that will be installed this week to an old water tower. They hope to install a new pump and have it running again before Wayne Daniel goes home at the end of March. I have helped sort beads that the women’s ministry have been making for sales around the USA and in a fair trade magazine WorldCrafts Village. They are so beautiful, and they make almost double income the selling them through Mary Daniel. The kids have been staying with Salema while I am out. When I am home, Solomon and I do school work and we go for walks around the ranch. Today the whole family walked with an interpreter into the village nearby. It was so amazing to see the families and their houses and all the crops that they had planted around them. Did you know that the banana plant is a weed? A weed that feeds millions. Arley and I went to the primary school and did some reading with the kids. They all loved reading with Arley.
We have several prayer requests to send out to you today.
- Now that we are here, we have been told that we will not have enough money to stay the planned three months. We need guidance as to what God has in store for us. Are we are supposed to stay 90 days here, or are we to a shorter stay? If you feel God calling you to answer this prayer, please visit www.africanchildrensmission.com for more information. Remember to write “Lund missions” in the memo line. Thanks for your obedience.
- Our house keeper, Salema, is Muslim. Please pray for her and her child; that they may come to know our saving God. Arley keeps his bible on the table and I have already seen her open it up and look at it. And that the boys would listen and obey her.
- Health of the kids and ourselves as we are eating out of our normal diet.
- Development of relationships with the people on the ranch and in the neighboring villages and God would provide insight as to why he called us here.
Thank you for praying for us and giving us the ability to serve God in this capacity. We are truly humbled and without words.
Blessings,
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