We stayed with our friend, Carolyn, for the night. We also met up with Mindy's British aunt and uncle who were leaving Kampala that night. They are the greatest. :) I could not stop smiling the entire time I was in their presence. Carolyn and I had pizza for dinner--we're buddies from way back in training in Zambia!
In Zambia, on our last night there for training.
Us at Cafe Javas
Where we both got one of these tasty smoothie treats.
We went to Cafe Javas, because we got up early in the morning to catch a shuttle to Jinja where we would do this...
And this...
And this...
AND THIS...
And this...(me far left attempting to find the surface and breathe!)
And this.
Yes, Mindy and I rafted the Nile.
Yes, like the Nile River.
Yes, we really rafted it in a raft on the level 5 rapids.
Yes, it was terrifyingly fun!!!
On the way to the rafting dock crossing over the Nile
You know you live in Sudan and spend lots of time together when in Uganda you whip out your one and only rafting outfit for the one and only time you plan to do so, and...you look exactly like your jman partner. Ha!
As a result of being in the sun and the water all day, we both got horrible sunburns on our legs. In our defense, we did wear sunscreen. But it just wasn't enough to handle all those rapids and that near-the-equator sun. We spent the night at the backpackers dorm that night in these squished bunk beds!
Me in sunburn pain. I am crazily wearing jeans even though they are causing me much distress, because I was freezing!!! I did not move all night long.
Thanksgiving Part 1:
The prayer retreat started off with a Thanksgiving meal which consisted of dishes prepared by the other families meeting with us serving in other East African countries.
Felt nice to be around families and lots of food and in a very crowded, noisy house. Felt like home. Mmmm.
Christmas:
After a restful afternoon back at the hotel, we went back to this house for the second go-round of all the wonderful dishes, this time though, for Christmas!
The kids put on a little Christmas play. Mindy and I felt like aunts to the Lewis boys, snapping away with our cameras and capturing some great moments.
Davis was Joseph
And Walker, in yellow, was the "hotel manager" whose line was, "No room!"
Of course, I had two of the best gifts stolen from me very quickly, but I still ended up with a pretty decent one. Some Rwandan coffee, a pair of Rwandan earrings, a random CD and notepad, and...13 gravy packets!!! How could I not be pleased?
The prayer retreat was a wonderful time of fellowship and worship (in English!) and prayer. It was great meeting so many new people, and even greater getting to spend time with them in small groups praying to the King for our ministries and families and people groups in this part of East Africa.
Mindy and I at Ling Ling Restaurant with our whole retreat group. I wasn't in a Chinese food mood that night, but it turned out to be delicious!!!
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