"Normal" life in Uganda

Well, things have settled down a little bit here as we have been in Kampala Uganda for almost two weeks. Caleb has been at the hanger everyday working last week with the MAF Uganda staff on a 206 and did a sheet metal project on a Caravan installing a rudder gust lock. This week he has been helping the Congo staff as they are in town for maintenance on their Caravan. He has really enjoyed it and getting to meet a lot of different people in a short time. He also got on a maintenance flight and a Cessna 210 flight to the east side of the country and even got to see where the where the Nile river starts way down here in Uganda! It has also been really enjoyable to see another program as well as the Congo program, as the Uganda program and Congo ones are very different in staffing and countries they are located.

Emily has been helping at the Wunderli house and also helping Sheryl with a sewing project. They have a son Joshua who is 5 and daughter Zara who is 3 and both are full of energy. She has also been able to go to the market and see what shopping here is like. We have been going with the Wunderli's and Stritzels to Calvery Chapel on sunday mornings, it is an english speaking church and seems very much like the US. There is a lot more english speakers here in Uganda and not so many in Congo. It is looking like we will remain in Kampala the rest of this week for the Caravan maintenance and then Congo's 206 is coming in as well, which will take us almost to the end of the month. Lary has come out with the Caravan to help with the maintenance and Dave's wife and kids have gone back into Bunia. There is activity north near Nyankunde, which is eventually where MAF would like to move back to, with looting by the LRA (lords resistance army). Things seem pretty stable in Bunia, and some things have been set in place to get better information on violence and looting activities in the region. A contingency plan has been put in place with levels of security and action based on the activities in the region.

We will be visiting with AIM AIR in Entebbe (about a half hour south of Kampala) on sunday evening and most of monday. They have an operation out of Entebbe airport and we are excited to visit and see a different side of AIM AIR. Please continue to pray for wisdom on MAF and AIM AIR as we visit and whether or not God would have us serve. We have been learning a lot about MAF and how the organziation works, even talking to the regional manager, of the Africa region, who is visiting for the week. Both MAF and AIM AIR are great organizations and we are excited about what God has in store for us in the future.

Thank you to all who have been praying, we have really been enjoying our time here in Kampala and have settled a little bit into a routine. We have loved getting to meet so many great people and brothers and sisters in Christ from so many cultures and backgrounds. It is awesome to think about all the different cultures praising Christ in heaven, each in their own way.