Friday, January 20, 2012

Waterfalls, Slums and Kenya....

So sorry that we have taken a small break on the blog. It's been a great, full few days.
Wednesday morning we woke to a beautiful sunrise of the Nile river as we ate our breakfast and headed out for a boat ride up the Nile River.
As we made our way toward Murchinson Falls we were up close and personal with many Crocs, Hippos, birds of all types and even an Elephant!

We hiked to the top of the Falls and had a picnic with the sounds of the crashing Nile behind us. We got to take some time for rest there as we waited for the bus to be repaired (This Is Africa... TIA... you never know what will happen and how long you will GET to wait! ;)
After boarding the newly repaired bus we made our way south to Kampala for a nice stay back at the Pope Paul (ask Carrie how much she LOVES this place!)
Thursday morning we journeyed into Katwe slums and held a medical clinic in the church where Sports Outreach holds many of their programs (chess, feeding program, etc).


It was a success! We served 200+ people in a little over 3 hours!

We packed up, had a great meal near the airport and then the team flew to Nairobi.
Today they (CC is writing this from Uganda) are spending time in Mukuru slum.
Hopefully I can update you in a few hours how their time there has been.
Thanks for being on the journey with us!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's been so fun reading all of your updates. We love to hear how the Lord is using you all.

Please tell sweet Alexis that we love her and are so proud of her! God has given her such a loving and serving heart and it is such a blessing to watch her follow His plans for her life. She is AMAZING!!!

Also, Jaeda and Kalea sing...." A....LEX....ISSSS is innnn AFFFRICA!!!!"

Love, the Shak Family

Sarah Byrd said...

I've loved the blog too. Brings back so many memories. It's really great to be reminded that God is still at work in those same places that I saw this time last year, and of course everywhere else in the world, and to hear how you are all doing. Reminds me of how we have a very big God (by our side).