Wednesday, January 7th

Hi all! This is Kirsten reporting LIVE from Uganda! Yes, we made it after many hours of travel! As Pastor Matt mentioned in an earlier blog, our flight schedule changed significantly and we ended up being bumped up to business class at no cost on our way to London. It was very different from anything we had experienced before. Luxurious, and something we probably will not be doing again in our lifetime! However, being a part of the luxury made us realize how grateful and privileged we are to be living in a country where those kind of opportunities are possible. We arrived in Uganda this morning and to our surprise, got our Visa's and went straight out the door to visit Misty and Lisa with no other security or custom checks. It is sure to be different on our trip home! We met both Misty and Lisa's family's and they were a joy and blessing to meet! Driving was a little tense, as vehicles move extremely fast and that are not many road rules. While driving through town we have already been exposed to poverty, and have not yet even been to the more financially devastated, slums. We will be going in to the slums later this week and are asking God to speak to us before, during and after our visit. We will be having lunch at 12:30PM today, then be on our way to visit the Compassion organization of which we have all been looking very forward to. After our visit to Compassion, we will be coming back to our residence and eventually try to get some much needed sleep later this evening (11 hour time difference and over 30 hours of travel so far). We are all operating on limited sleep, but are thankful to have gotten as much as we have on this trip so far. Thanks SO much for your prayers and we ask that you continue to do so, as our eyes will be opened to very different cultural experiences and extreme poverty. We will keep you updated as much as possible!