Uganda means Buganda means Luganda!

Uganda means Buganda means Luganda!

We know that does not make much sense to anyone who has not been to Uganda, but Uganda is the country, Buganda is the area of the Bugandan Tribe (which is where we live) and Lugandan is the Language that they speak here! Kinda an inside joke to us, sorry bout that! Well, we are so glad to be back home here in Uganda. It has definitely been a life changing experience traveling and seeing other areas of Africa. There is so much that we have taken from this experience so far, most is not clear at this point. I feel like for us to come back the same people as we left is not possible. Our eyes have witnessed things that are so pleasing, but in other times things that could haunt a person for life. The way people worship here is incredible. Sometime we have to ask ourselves what makes us joyful and we realize by the people here that it is not in material posessions. It is difficult to explain the excitement and faith we have seen in the people here, just imagine having nothing, but at the same time having everything or praying with expectations when it seems that no one hears your cry. The faith that is taking place here in Africa is something that seems unwavering.

Let us tell you about two women that work here at our house. Their names are Grace and Howa. These women mean the world to us.

Grace is the woman on the left of Leah and Howa on the right. These two women are the most incredible women we have met in Africa. Introducing you to Grace, she is beautiful woman with heart of Gold. She is unmarried and on here free time she studies recipes to satisfy our American stomach. She is such an amazing cook, but she also has other great qualities. She loves to learn new cultures and I am tellin' ya she can do almost everything. She braids hair, she cooks, she is a stellar volleyball player, she has a contageous laugh, she tells jokes and keeps up on the daily news. She is one of the Africans that we met that is not afraid of Dogs. Overall AMAZING! The most amazing thing about this woman is that she is a servant of God and a devoted christian. She spends here time taking care of everyone. When she is not serving the Go-Ed students she is serving family and friends. She visits the hospitals to check on people and tends to her home village in order to provide for them. She is like an angel sent by God to watch over everyone. Sometimes we joke and say the reason why she is not married is because there is no man in this world that could compare to her. She is so great! Howa is her friend and a great servant as well. She loves to talk and is improving greatly on her English. She loves to learn and she has a smile that could turn anyones frown upside down. She is a divorced woman and has a wonderful 6 year old daughter named Shadia. It is a wonder that Howa doesn't quit, she cleans up after all 15 of us, keeping the house spotless; and let me tell you that is a chore and a half. She is such a kind hearted lady. She has the most incredible heart and she is such a beautiful person. Our prayer is that one day Howa can find her value and freedom in Jesus Christ. In that picture, Leah is striving to be like Grace and Howa. And of course the first step is having the same apron! LoL!

We could talk about those two people for hours-We thought we would share with you a little glimpse of the people that are making an impact in our lives. Sad to say we only have 4 more weeks left in Uganda and we have alot of loose ends to tie. Please pray that we will not get stressed over the work we have left to do and please keep both of these wonderful women in you prayers. In addition, please pray for Leah, she has decided to change her major to Sociology with an emphasis in social work...it seems a little late in the game, but she feels that without a doubt that is where she needs to be. She has done a lot of research on what it requires and it is manageable to still graduate on time. God is really molding us alot into the people that he has desired for us to be and we both feel that God has been working on this situation even before we came, it has just become obvious since we have been here. We will leave you with a few random photos to satisfy all of your photo craves. God Bless you all and thank you so much for reading our blog! We love you all!

P.S. Thank you so much Lisa Rohr for all your encouragement! We love you!

This is us on the Ugandan Equator

Leah on the northern hemisphere,
Jordon on the Southern....you just

cannot keep us apart. LOL!

This is right outside of our gate in Kampala, Ug.
Standing by the FH sign.

Leah and our house dog, Jack

- she states "Jack is not as cute as Jake"

Our favorite place to go for a good morning,

afternoon and evening snack!