Brief Introductions

On May 22, 2010 I will be leaving for Soroti, Uganda to spend a month serving along side Tim and Angie Sliedrect. Stephanie will be joining me on Monday May 24, 2010. First of all we would like to thank all of you for your prayer, emotional, and financial support. Without the support of our family, friends, and church community, this opportunity would not be possible.
Both Steph and I were in Soroti last year. We went with 7 others from Plymouth Heights CRC. I went home after two weeks with the rest of the group and Steph stayed on for another 6 weeks to work at Amecet (the baby shelter), assist with the mass grave project in Obalanga, teach preschool and anything else that came along. This year I plan to stay 5 weeks and Steph is planning to stay into August.

We both left a part of our hearts in Africa, and heading back is such a privilege and an honor. We are not sure what the Lord has in store for us, but are both willing to serve however He sees fit. At this time, my thoughts include working with a nurse who started her long term mission in March. my understanding is that we hope to travel to the villages to see what resources are available and what resources are needed. It will be good for the two of us to be traveling together, since traveling solo is a bit hazardous. Steph has plans to teach preschool and spend time with the girls in the boarding school nearby.

We plan to stay in the guest house in the same compund with Tim and Angie and their children Moses and Avalien. Our understanding is that there will be 2 other girls staying in the guesthouse with us. The guesthouse has a large living room, dining room and a kitchen. There are 4 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.

We hope to keep you updated as much as possible. Unfortunately neither electricity nor internet are reliable items. If you have google reader and subscribe to our blog, you will be notified through the reader when we update. My mom has the list of email addressses from those who asked to be alerted. She will let you know after it has been updated. Feel free to pass along the blog address to anyone you think might be interested.

The title, "Mzungu...Mzungu" refers to the affectionate term that Ugandans use for a white person. It is not uncommon as we are out and around to hear kids call out "Mzungu... Mzungu".

Lisa