PPAC - From White Rock to Uganda

One week ago today, the team assembled by a large green sculpture made of jade in the Vancouver International Airport surrounded by the need to buy and the overwhelming urge to fit in to make life complete. One week later we assemble on plastic chairs to eat reheated ‘sloppy lasagna’, one member fewer, a few showers short of acceptable, thoroughly caked in dirt, and a lifetime of experience wiser. Funny how much can happen in a week. Funny how much a person can change in that time as well. Funny…

We are completely experiencing God’s goodness and grace down here on this trip. If you’re reading this at home, take a look at your desk. Count the number of pens, the sheets of paper, marvel at the cushion beneath your rear and the cool air forced around you… feel the carpet underneath your feet, examine the straight lines of paint on the walls, listen as hard as you can for the call of a live animal in your house (that could otherwise be dinner)… and take it all away. What is the minimum you could exist with? Now take this new image, put another 6 people in the room with you, turn off the AC – and you’re with us. Us being everyone here in Africa. The key difference that you will likely not be able to imagine is that, despite my rather saddening written imaginary world I tried to create up above, in it reside people of joy and a place where God thrives and loves to show his benevolence. Its quite unbelievable. I’d take you farther down that road, but sloppy lasagna beckons, and we have business to attend to in this post!

Here’s what’s up. We’ve put in our first week in Uganda, and as of the first bite of slop, will be done the work projects for the week. Thanks to everyone back home for your support during this incredibly challenging period of time. We are truly blessed to have been able to experience this, but even moreso we have been able to bless the lives of others, and the method and means of doing this is truly life changing on both ends.

Tonight we will be visited by an English headmaster from Mpigi named Peter. He’ll be taking to us on how his God encounter changed his life, and sharing his story. We’re all excited, and it’ll be nice to have a guest.

Please do keep praying for us. Things sometimes seem impossible and energy is a resource that is in short supply. The writer of this post is quite exhausted mentally and physically, but it seems there could never be enough that we could do if we just had the energy to do it. On that note, a member of the team has a fever and could use an extra dose of prayer tonight, that she might sleep well and feel better for tomorrow. Tomorrow is a big day as we head into Kampala on our first day off. A very big day for some of us first time travelers. Time to support the Ugandan economy 

Also please pray especially for Sara on her flight home to Canada. As you all know, she has broken her ankle and will need to be flown home to have it taken care of properly. No that the break is especially bad, but the care we can give her is only so effective and can not cover her pain. Please pray for her as she will be flying economy class all the way to London, where she will transfer to business class for the last 8 hour leg into Vancouver.

Thanks all for the encouraging notes. We get them and its really helping! We’ll try and write back individually come tomorrow as we