Can't Think of a Creative Title...so Salley Update will have to do!

Wow! It's been a while since we last posted an update. We have been really busy getting our house set up and getting the food thing worked out. There isn't any "fast" food here, so if you don't plan ahead, well, you don't really eat!

An Amazing "Art" piece by Auntie Britt

The girls and I (Brittany is considered one of "the girls") have been making fresh bread, banana muffins, banana bread, guacamole (from large avocados that are only 6 for 50 cents), homemade chicken pot pie (homemade pie crust in a 9x13 pan along with fresh carrots, peas and green beans from the market - no canned stuff for this family), grilled hamburgers (minus the cheese :( ) and a variety of other things. We have some staff who have also been helping out with some yummy rolex (chapati (tortilla) with garlic, onion, cabbage, and fried egg), vegetable stir fry, and of course beans and rice. (I know some of you have been dying to know what we are eating :). We are also eating a ton of fresh fruits - mangoes, passion fruit, bananas, and watermelon.

Directors House at Field of Dreams - Where we live right now!

Salley Girls Need a Sponsor :)

Mike and Lori at Hope Children's Home

We've been enjoying sleeping under a net every night too! It seems so cozy to put the net down over your bed every night. I am happy to report the mosquitoes are not bad. We do have some friendly lizards, wasps, orchestra of crickets, a few hornets, bats and birds galore - but it is Uganda after all.

SMI Uganda "office" - what a view!

Our Amazing Field of Dreams Sunset

Brittany working from her new "office"

Yummo Nanners and Amazing Avocados

Lauryn and Lori

Our Evening Meal at the Salley House

Last Sunday we went to visit another church across town. Of course we arrived on African time, so we had to walk in after the service had started. We now have two new SMI team members with us - Natalie and Kristiana, so there are 7 of us in all. We really enjoyed it and plan to return this Sunday.

Salley girls with our new puppy Zeek

After church we went to visit some German shepherd puppies and decided to bring one home. His name is Zeek! He is really good and so smart. Sarah is in charge of his care. We plan to get a female soon and Katelin will work with her.

She accepted Jesus! Yeah!!

We've been out to the village quite a few times as well as to visit Hope. Yesterday we went to visit Shamila who is in our sponsorship program. She is a total orphan living with her aunt and is HIV positive. We are trying to figure out how we can supplement her meals, so she gets more nutrition and can stay healthy. While there I was talking to her aunt about life. She shared with me that she is a muslim and married, but never sees her husband. Come to find out, she is the first of four wives. While I was talking to her I could see the sadness in her eyes. I could feel the rejection in her heart with every beat. This is when I shared my faith in Jesus with her. It was so easy for me to share how amazing and faithful Jesus is. He doesn't reject us or leave us. I can testify to this personally and I felt so alive sharing my love for HIM! She decided to receive Jesus during our talk. I am so excited to see what God does in her life. I can't wait to worship in church next to her. We are family in Jesus now.

Ok, I think that is enough for now. I'll try to post more updates soon. Less than 2 weeks we will have our Awaken to Love team here, so we are preparing and planning for their visit.  Next blog I'll show you pictures of a beautiful wooden crib I purchased from the side of the road for an amazing family who just had twins. Not only do they have 6 children of their own, but they are caring for 6-7 other children as well! They are inspirational to say the least...and they always have a smile on their face.

Margaret and George

A big thank you to everyone who has sown financially as well as to those who pray for our family. We couldn't do this without you. We've had an amazing peace as an entire family as we are transitioning to a new way of living.

Lori (and Mike, Sarah, Katelin, Maggie and Zeek)