We began our journey Monday, at 12:35pm Texas time. After a 14.5 flight, a 20 hour layover, and a 5.5 hour flight, we arrived in Africa on Wednesday, at 12:35pm Uganda time. Entebbe is the town that the airport is located, so then we had a 30 mile drive to Kampala. Think 30 miles in Dallas, not west Texas.
We did take advantage of our long layover and did some sightseeing in Dubai, U.A.E. We went to see the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. Due to there being alot of sand in the air, we could not see very far, but it was still very neat. Since the entrance to the tour was in the Dubai Mall, we did a little shopping and watch the fountain show outside.
Sightseeing in Dubai gave us much appreciation for the weather in Uganda. The temperature in Dubai was in the 100s, but the heat index was in the 120s. The temperature in Uganda was in the 80s. There is humidity, since it is on Lake Victoria, but the low temperature makes it comfortable.
Once we landed in Uganda, we had to get all 14 of us, our carry-ons, and our 38 pieces of checked luggage (each person had a personal suitcase and a mission suitcase, plus we had 10 more mission suitcases, about a ton of luggage total) to the hotel. Luckily Pastor Dongo, brought a 30 passenger bus and his personal vehicle, along with some extra muscle.
Our first task here was to sort all of the supplies we brought for the kids in the 24 mission suitcases. Amazingly we did it in a little over an hour thanks to teamwork.
The remainder of the time was spent going to dinner and just hanging out.
Tomorrow we will be going to the high school. On Friday we will be going to the primary school. These two days are for us to get to meet the kids and pass out the supplies we have brought with us.
Thank you for your prayers as we serve. Thank you again for helping us be able to come serve.
