Ahhhhh, Home sweet Uganda. The team arrived in Uganda Sunday night (just in time to watch the Blues at 3am Uganda time!). The flights all went well and on time so that was a relief. When we arrived in Entebbe, we were also pleasantly surprised to see all our bags had made it without a hitch. We don't usually have an issue, but if it does happen, it can be quite a challenge! We were greeted by our lovely Hearts & Hope staff member Nicholas, his wife Jackie and our 2 buses - yes one entire bus was filled with our nearly 50 bags! As in February, we skipped our typical stop in Kampala and instead traveled on to Jinja. It was a comfortable ride and we arrived at the Sunset around 1:45am. While this may seem very late, it felt like it was early evening since we're all jetlagged. This also means that we don't have to unload & load our bags in Kampala and, most importantly, we avoid the morning traffic in Kampala which can take hours to navigate! The wonderful staff at the Sunset Hotel were ready to help us no matter what time of day/night. They’ve been preparing for our very large team since February and I could see the excitement (or was that fear?) in their eyes when our two buses pulled up. I hope they like a challenge because we will be adding our final 10 team members on Monday night! I believe this will be the Hearts & Hope compound for the next week and I could not think of a better place to be welcomed. We head to our first village, Kainagoga, on Monday. It's always a great first stop as the kid’s very high energy always lift up our tired team on the first morning. I can’t wait to see those faces and take some new pictures with the kids and their packets! Thank you for all of your prayers for a safe journey. We thank God for his protection and guidance and we continue to pray for the success of this trip.
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Wanda Fallert
6/10/2019 09:46:46 pm
My prayers will follow you
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