Next Stop: UGANDA

I have no idea what time it is at the moment. I’ve been in and out of sleep for 2 days now and the time keeps changing. I do know that in under 2 hours I will be boarding the plane here in London and arriving tomorrow morning in Uganda!

The time so far has been restful and full of mini-adventures. We had approx. 20 Mormons on our flight who are headed to Africa for their 2-year mission. They will be working in Uganda and Ethiopia. We got to know a few of them a little as they were sitting in front of us on the plane. It will be interesting to see if our paths cross again.

We have been at Heathrow Airport for a little over 10 hours now. Praise the Lord for “quiet sitting rooms.” We were able to pull chairs together and get “good” rest off and on all day. Things are definitely more expensive here in the UK. Tiffany and I shared a lunch of spaghetti and salad and paid $40 for it. It was really good spaghetti:o)

We have been hanging out with a guy named Koren. He is from Nepal and is a world champion judo fighter. He is on his way now to Brazil to compete on the 14th for a chance to be in the 2008 Olympics. According to him, I look as though I belong in Nepal. It has been great fun talking with him and sharing stories back and forth. He is Hindu. It has been a joy getting to know him.

We have met up with Mandy, the director of the orphanage and her traveling companions: Val and Brad (they will be there for 2 weeks). It is going to be an amazing trip! My excitement is beginning to grow as our time to be there draws closer. I’m glad for that. I feel that as time and distance begin to separate me from America, the more I am able to focus on what it is the Lord has for me in Uganda. He is undeniably calling me there and He has faithfully paved the way and gone before me. I’m looking forward to meeting Him in the faces of the little ones that I will hold. I’m looking forward to being able to quiet my heart from the urgent and the pressing needs of fulltime ministry and rediscovering my first love. While the schedule will be full, it will be a different kind of full and I’m longing for that right now. Well…I should be getting to where I am going. Blessings to you all.