Uganda Plan

I am off to Uganda. If you think about Hal and I please pray for saftey, health and effective use of our time and efforts to do a good work for God.




Itinerary:

· April 29: TRAVEL DAY depart from San Francisco 6:50 p.m.
· May 1: TRAVEL DAY arrive in Entebbe, Uganda 7:45 a.m.
· May 1 – 3: get our internal clocks turned around and gather materials, filter sand/gravel for filters in Kampala, worship with Kampala International University students
· May 4 or 5: TRAVEL DAY - drive to Gulu, approximately 6 hours north of Kampala
· May 6 – 7: scout locations for filter/well, hand-drill test borings, possibly around Gulu, Pader, or Kitkum; meet with local Christians at Gulu Baptist Church
· May 8-11: install filter(s)/well(s) in best locations, worship with local believers
· May 12: TRAVEL DAY - drive to Kampala
· May 13: TRAVEL DAY for Tim – departs from Entebbe, Uganda 9:05 a.m. (arrives in San Francisco May 14 at 2:25 p.m.)

Uganda Bound

My triceps are still a little sore; Saturday morning, a fellow geologist from church and I hand-augured twenty-two feet below ground surface and installed a well in the backyard of a friend.

The purpose: this was a dress rehearsal for what we hope to accomplish in northern Uganda. We are physically prepared.

The well we installed Saturday produced two gallons per minute - perfect for a well that will be finished off with a hand pump and provide clean water for a small village.

In one week I will be traveling to Africa - this is made possible by family and friends who have contributed financially - Thank You!

Please pray for Hal Hansen and I as we prepare for the ultimate goal of this trip, not only finding and bringing to the surface clean physical water, but pure spiritual water that gives life to the soul.

Please pray for (1) our spiritual preparation and protection this week before we depart, (2) God to be working now in the Ugandan men and women we will come into contact with in the field and (3) for unity in our families before separation.

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent

Does not God do this with Israel - strength and beauty comes out of the unexpected - does not God do this with all his children who allow God to work through them?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXX_gMFeWlc

HT: Justin Tayl0r

A Wedding Weekend

April Fourth, in the year of our Lord 2009, Sam and Heather became one - God did this. Some photos (click on them to enlarge) surrounding the celebrated event:

Rob, Julie, Nate, Chet, Maia and Tyler.

Chad, Crissa, Luke and Hannah in front of their 32' Ford.

We are happy to be a part of it

A kiss

A toast to my brother: I believe I said about half of what I planned and I did not finish it off the way I thought I was going to, but I hope truth was conveyed through my words that Sam is a guy who will cramp you up because you are laughing so hard at his antics, but he will also draw your thoughts to the eternal with depth that can only come from God. Heather got a good one.