Blessed

I want to say that I feel so blessed to have the friends that I do. I am overwhelmed by the generosity that has turned this dream into a reality. Thank you all.

I am excited for this trip and feel honored to be a part of such an amazing thing. This village is going to be changed because of the support you all have given.


Thanks,

Luke

Getting down to the wire

Wow it is amazing how things can come together in a hurry... We had a couple large donations this weekend and are getting a lot closer to our goal. Many thanks to those who have donated to help make this trip a success.

I talked with our Ugandan friend Joseph and he told me that the ground is being worked up right now, which is very exciting.

The one concern I have now is that Joseph asked if I knew how to cook, you know Ugandan food. This could be good or a disaster, beans and rice cannot be too hard to cook, but the goat, on the other hand could be interesting.

I am so looking forward to seeing my adopted daughter, Abito, maybe I can get her to smile some on this trip... and meeting Esther as well.

These children are so amazing, even in the midst of suffering they can find some hope. There is so much that I can learn from them and I am looking forward to sharing in their suffering.

One week away

We are getting really excited about this trip.

The ground work is taking place at a rapid rate and I have been talking with our contact over there finalizing the details.


From the sounds of it the well should be in place and operational by the time that we get there, the land for the garden is being worked up and plowed. A process that, here in the states would take about 3 hours but in Uganda they have to do it with a ox and a plow, and remove all the stumps by hand. So it could take up to a week, but we have been told that it will be ready by the time that we get there.

We have found a local source for the seeds and tools which is a big relief. Now we can focus on getting the plantings done and get the garden growing. My goal is to have the seeds sprouting before we leave.... let's see if we can make it happen.


Our lodging situation is still up in the air so we are taking a tent just in case we need to it, pray that we get something figured out because that might be a little tense for a couple nights but it is Africa. There is only so much that you can line up and sometimes you have to be willing to go with the flow.

We still are in need of support but we are a lot closer to our goal, so if you have any inclination to donate to our cause we would greatly appreciate it.

Our blog post will be almost daily until we leave for Uganda on May 1st. We will try our best to keep all of you updated while we are over there.


Thanks for all the support,


Luke