MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 07-15-2013

Summer is half over. Sure goes by quick, doesn’t it? We are home for a few weeks, which is a blessing. That means I can finally sit and think about prayer letters and what not.

We finished up our trip out East. We haven’t seen some of these folks since Gaelin was a baby. It was awesome to visit with everyone again. I spent an afternoon at the book warehouse picking out books. I came away with a couple thousand. Our library has become quite huge. We are on track to having enough to easily fill a 40 foot shipping container. Pray about the funds for the shipping of the container to Uganda. If you’d like to help, you can send it to BIMI, marked Project Libris. 

We took a trip to Branson with my wife’s family. As you know, you only really go to Branson for one reason: SILVER DOLLAR CITY! The kids were super excited. Gaelin and Elizabeth were tall enough this time to ride the cool rides, of which they were immensely proud. They had this new ride called Outlaw Run. It’s a realtime simulation of a high-speed descent from low-Earth orbit without a parachute – awesome! While there, Anna and I spent some time over at the outlet mall buying the clothes we’ll need in Uganda for the next couple years. The folks at Old Navy gave us a huge discount. What a blessing! 

Immediately after the 4th, we drove to Gettysburg, PA for the 150th anniversary re-enactments of the battle. The final day, Picket’s Charge, was epic, and very moving. To think of the terrible price that war cost in human lives and suffering, just to make a nation where all Americans could be equal and free, not just the white folks. 

Next, we’re heading up to Grand Island, NE for a family reunion, then a meeting in Utah. Afterwards, I fly up to Alaska for a month’s worth of meetings there while my family gets a needed break back in St. Louis. Pray for my family’s safety in my absence, and my own as I travel about the great state of Alaska. 

God bless you!