We're officially in Uganda! It's so great to be on the ground after our 21 hours of flying. The flights were really fun, but it's so nice to finally be here. Our plain landed around 11:30 last night, and Eddie picked us up from the airport. I'd heard people call him Fast Eddie, but I wasn't expecting him to be that fast! Riding in the car with him is almost like riding a roller coaster; it's so much fun! Today was sort of a chill day, so that we could get accustomed to the time change and whatnot. We went to the church in Gaba and got to meet some of the people at Africa Renewal Ministries. We met the lady who was in charge of sponsorship, and she told us that they've started a program where locals can sponsor kids. She said that many of these sponsors are people who were sponsored when they were younger. They were really excited about this new program and hope to have many more local sponsors. After that we went to the mall to exchange our money and eat lunch. Then we went to the church in Buloba. It was so much fun! They took us down to the well, but unfortunately we didn't have any jerry (not sure if that's spelled right) cans to fill up. When we got back to the church we got to meet all of the kids. We all went down to the field to play netball, soccer, and jump rope. The kids are all so sweet and happy. It's so easy to see Jesus in these little kids. The way they love you without out even knowing who you are yet is so powerful. They taught us a few games, most of which involved jumping and dancing. Some of the kids played soccer and handball. One of the little girls even told us a story in Lugandan. It was just so much fun to get to hang out and play with them. Eventually we had to head back up to the school, but we're going to go back tomorrow and Monday. Tomorrow is center day, so there will be even more kids there. I'm so excited; I can't wait to be there! We should be able to post a few pictures on the blog sometime later on in the week.
Maggie McCollum