1:365

Starting today I will post a "Picture of the Day" to my blog.  Some will be exciting, some will not... but they will all tell the story of what the Lord is doing in Uganda.  Enjoy!  

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Day 1:365 -

This fella was IN MY BED tonight... enough said.

"O Lord, how manifold are your works!  In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures."  Psalm 104:24

the nile.

Jinja Uganda - The Source of the River Nile

"Since ancient times the River Nile has been revered by man as a source of life, prosperity and great wonder. But never have more people been seduced, exhilarated and thrilled by this mighty river than by experiencing grade 5 white water rafting at its source in Uganda.

It’ll beat you, challenge you and have you screaming for more, and if you get too close it will suck you in and spit you straight back out again." 

Last weekend a group of us (Dana, Nate, Jake & another Laura)  took on the two day challenge and  rafted THE NILE!  We braved Class 5 & 6 rapids with Naithan, our super fabulous guide, from Nile River Explorers.  We hung on, we go tossed out... and I drank more river water than one woman should be allowed (who knows what's growing in my stomach now).  After Day 1 (8 rapids total) on the river, we enjoyed a peaceful night's rest at the Hairy Lemon Uganda - Crocodile Bunkhouse.  Day 2 involved larger rapids, and smaller "Divorce Boats" - it was totally insane and awesome.  Here are a few highlight pictures, and yes, there is a video lurking also for anyone who needs a good laugh...

 

 

 

 

rwanda.

The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate. Estimates of the death toll have ranged between 500,000 and 1,000,000, or as much as 20% of the country's total population. It was the culmination of longstanding ethnic competition and tensions between the minority Tutsi, who had controlled power for centuries, and the majority Hutu peoples, who had come to power in the rebellion of 1959–62 and overthrown the Tutsi monarchy.

Rwanda is now a thriving, safe country with one of the lowest crime rates in Africa. The Lord has beautifully restored Rwanda since 1994 and Dana and I had the privileged of visiting Kigali, Rwanda last week.  We joined a mission team from Greater Atlanta Christian School (where Dana graduated) and quickly hit the ground running with projects and activities galore!  From teaching English alongside Africa Reads in a local school to making fresh bagels with a group of widowed women - we ministered and spoke truth to God's people.  It was a great trip of reflection and thanksgiving - to the One who provides and sustains us all.  Glory be to God! 

Some of our pictures are below... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Psalm 107:1-3

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.

Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—
    those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
those he gathered from the lands,
    from east and west, from north and south.