Family and Friends,

I’m in Africa! After a full 24 hours of flying, skipping about 9 hours into the future, meeting numerous adventurers, cramming into small airline seats, and enjoying a good night’s rest after taking a muscle relaxer I’m feeling pretty good. I’m under strict orders to take it easy today, to give my body time to adjust. The laziness will be short lived as tomorrow I’ll jump right in with some projects underway over at Heritage, the school the boys go to. Also right now we are preparing for a group of youth leaders from the states. Many of these pastors are my friends, mentors, and bosses. It’ll be quite interesting playing a large role in leading them around Kampala. That week promises to be quite busy.
Tim and Colleen have been so wonderful already welcoming me into their home. And I do feel right at home… as soon as I stepped of the plane in Entebbe and took in a lung full of Africa, a sense of peace rushed over me. The next two months promises to be quite the adventure as conversations have already drifted to snake beatings (the boys killed a black mamba yesterday), camping in the bush (taking a few trips in the coming weeks), buildings to be constructed, celebrations, and much amazement to how the Spirit lives, moves, and has being in Uganda these days.
It’s so good to see many of my friends who I haven’t seen in a year. It’s so refreshing to see the Ugandan smile and struggle to understand English through such a thick accent. (forgot the challenges) Just about an hour ago I went outside to lend a hand to a few of the compound assistants who are preparing the grounds for the cookout tonight with the teachers from Heritage. I found myself sweating within seconds and being a little overwhelmed by the brightness of the sun, not to mention a little dizzy from the intensity. I know my body is tired from the journey and so I’m treating it as such with water and rest.  I’m sure I will begin to adjust in the coming days.
Thank you for your prayers and continued support. I already have stories to tell, which I will share later.
Hope and peace to you
Love God love people,
Joshua