This morning at church they had a huge celebration. They asked everybody to come in traditional Ugandan attire, I did not purchase any, but was adorned in all black with red accents, and considered my skin to be yellow (red, yellow and black are the colors of the ugandan flag). We sang songs in Luganda, the native tongue, as well as English. In Uganda, they don't just sing, but they dance, shout, sing, praise, sound trumpets, and jump up and down. It was quite an exciting experience. The church also honored anybody over the age of 50, only 20 people stood on stage in a church filled with over 1000; speaks volumes to the national average age being 15! A 74 year old woman was the oldest and so she got a bit of an interview and then a rowdy applause, 74 is quite a feat!! I hope you enjoy some photos of this morning's service.
I also wanted to ask you all to pray for me and Uncle Joseph tomorrow. We are driving to a town called Mukano and getting as much information about a 4 year old girl, taking her for HIV testing, getting her immunizations and hopefully bringing her home to Rafiki tomorrow!!!
I thought at first we were just going to meet her and find out about her history, etc., but then this afternoon Joseph told me that we should be bringing her home tomorrow! Tears filled my eyes at the thought of bringing this little girl home; after losing her parents, to be able to bring her into a fun, loving, Christ-centered environment where she can grow, prosper and be full of joy. Please pray that all goes well tomorrow and that this little girl will adjust well if we have the opportunity to bring her to Rafiki!
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