Uganda Trip 12 | Post 1
I’m really looking forward to this trip for a number of reasons. In addition to Mike Evans, Stu Dix, and myself (the normal crew) making this trip, we have TWO NEWBIES- Tim Prince and Gar Christenson. Tim is having his first overseas experience and I have been recruiting him for a number of years in the hope he could see what is taking place and what good, cross-cultural partnerships look like. I want him to see how God is equipping his people in Uganda, South Sudan, and Congo to start and strengthen churches.
Gar (formal name Garth) is an optometrist (mine as a matter of fact) and attends FCC with his wife and daughter. I noticed in previous visits that a number of the trainees that we work with hold their Bibles very close or far away in order to read the text. Gar will be giving exams to the pastors in the two cohorts that will meet here and other employees and family members. We come bearing 200+ pairs of glasses with varying degrees of strength and should be able to meet the needs of the vast majority of corrective needs. He will also be able to provide medication for those with more mild eye infections and simple procedures. I’m so glad they are coming.
We are seven hours ahead of Hudson time-wise. Our plane is currently sitting on the tarmac in Kigali, Rwanda. Shortly people will be joining us and we will fly around an hour to our final airport in Entebbe, Uganda. In my sixteen hours in the air, I’ve probably slept three. Feeling pretty good right now, but I know that can change in a hurry.