I've taken long writing any updates on here. I blame it on slow internet that kicks me off repeatedly. Life has gotten interesting yet again. We have our old intern Kostya, from Ukraine, living with us for a time. He arrived back on Ugandan soil two weeks ago. We are so excited to have him back on the team! He is sharing a room, and a triple bunk bed, with Aiden and Ben. He's a real trooper.
We also invited a new friend to stay with us until January. Her name is Meredith and she is 23. She gets the privilege of sharing a room with Hannah. Meredith's home church is the one partnering with us to form a child sponsorship here in our neighborhood.
So our small house is full! Dan's dad has also been visiting us for the last few weeks but goes home right before Christmas. It has been a great time for him to see what we do here.
Christmas is feeling a little strange this year. We just went swimming today in 85 degree instead of bundling up in sweaters like I usually do in December back home. Our pitiful little tree is shiny with tacky ornaments and blinking colored lights. We will have a few gifts under the tree. But we sure do miss home right now. To stay busy Meredith and I are helping the kids at Arise and Shine Church put on a Christmas play on Christmas night. Christmas Eve we will be hosting a huge neighborhood dinner. I'm happy to have a full house to make this season feel more festive.
Dan and Pastor Moses completed the medical clinic they were building and they are open for business! This is a huge praise!
Our NGO papers still haven't gone through so we get to give Uganda's government more money to stay here. I'm trying to be good natured about this but it's getting a little old! Hopefully on Monday we'll find out if the NGO papers were accepted. I also pick up our special passes on Tuesday, so pray that we don't get deported or anything right before Christmas!
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