July 10th - Ready to go

In 48 hours we will be on a plane heading back home to Uganda. It's been so wonderful to be in the States for the last 11 weeks...

1. to catch up on your lives
2. to meet some of you for the first time 
3. to share the great things happening in Budaka at:

• 6 churches
• 5 schools
• 2 women's groups
• 2 gatherings
• 40 individual appointments

I want to welcome all of you who are new to the email list. It's so fun to share with all of you what is happening in this journey in Budaka...I'm continually amazed at the things God is doing in Budaka as all of us, both Americans and Ugandans, listen to Him and do what He asks. I'm so excited to go back and be a part of it there - and to let you know what's happening each week.

I have included 2 pictures for you. Rogers sent both of these to me last week. The first is one of 3 of our older girls. From the left they are, Sarah, Brenda 1 and Natasha. They are standing out in front of the orphanage fence opening. The second picture is the plants growing in the yard at our house. Perhaps some of you know what it is, but I think Rogers told me these are sunflowers which will be used to make oil for cooking at Cornerstone. I will send a picture when I get back as these get bigger...I'm pretty sure I'll know if they're sunflowers later ;)

I got an email from Rogers this morning that Lisa (you have a picture of her in Sunday School recently), who is about 6 years old, has tuberculosis. Please pray for her healing and that we will find the right doctors and course of action in order for her to get well. I will let you know in next week's email how everything is going.

As I told many of you, I am looking at ways to set up individual accounts for each of our kids' college education. I figured out that if we put $10 each month for each child into an account beginning this year, they will have enough for at least the first 2 years of their post-high school training or college education. If this is something you would like to do, please email me with the child's name you would like to sponsor in this, and I will work on how we can do this.

Okay, I have to go and finish getting everything together and weighed for our trip. Please pray with us as we head out - it's 28 hours on planes and in airports and then we will be met by Rogers at the airport on Friday night at 10pm in Entebbe (that is 12 noon Friday here on the west coast). I will talk with you soon...may God bless you!



Laurie