Fun times in Uganda!

Wow! So much has been going on since we last posted something on our blog.

Our Awaken to Love team arrived on Tuesday July 17^th. Not one person of the 13 people arriving received any of their luggage! Can you believe that!!!

I’ll have to say though, that every team member has been a trooper. We finally retrieved all of their bags this past Monday.

We love the makeup of our team. It is so much fun getting to know people from different backgrounds and with different life experiences.

Here are a few of the things we have been doing together as a team:

• Visiting and helping the elderly who live around Field of Dreams
• Hosting a “Field Day” at the Muslim school down the road from our house
• Working at SMI’s “Say No to Hunger” program
• Visiting the children in Show Mercy’s sponsorship program
• Painting bedrooms at Hope Children’s Home
• Sharing in different Churches
• Praying for patients at a mental hospital
• Delivering beds for some of the children in SMI’s sponsorship program.

As parents, it is always so much fun to see more of who your own children are. We have really enjoyed watching Sarah and Katelin blossom while the team is here. 

We also can’t express how much we appreciate every prayer you are praying for us. Leading a team is so rewarding but also challenging as you feel you are pouring out all you have! I (Lori) am physically tired, but know the finish line with this team is just around the bend.

I know this is so general, but we’ll update with more detailed stories of our outreaches soon. 

Sarah with Alex!

The kids love Mike because he is so tall and full of fun

Muslim school field day. Egg race!

Katelin, Sarah, Julee and Kacey hanging out

Katelin reaching out in love

Katelin out in the village

kids at a school praying for our time together. Aren't they CUTE!!

Mike teaching the kids how to play duck duck goose!

Field Day at the Muslim School

New Triple Bunk Beds, Sheets and Net for some of the village sponsored kids

Potato Sack Race

Some miscellaneous pics of our team

Thanks for your love,

Lori (for the Salley clan)