New Albany Presbyterian Church
Day 1
Whew . . . (heavy sigh). It is Tuesday night at 9 pm in Kampala (2 pm Eastern), and after 4 legs of a flight, 4 different countries, and 34 hours of waketime punctuated by brief, drool-generating naps, we’ve finished our first day in Uganda. The travel was exhausting (Dr. Dave has yet to give me a compelling medical explanation as to why sitting on your backside on a plane for multiple hours makes you feel like you’ve just attempted an IronMan), but we made it in country without problems.
The highlight of the day was going to a “Remand Home” in Kampala (a juvenile detention home for 150 children ages 12-18) where Sports Outreach has a significant ministry presence. A man named Ronny leads this ministry by helping feed the children, mentoring them, sharing the Gospel, and teaching them how to prepare for life beyond the remand home. We worshipped with them as they sang songs in English and Lugandan (the local language), talked with them, prayed for them, and lastly (and leastly) attempted to dance with them, which if the cameras were flashing will produce some hilarious and awkward-looking photos.
In addition, Dr. Dave and Jeff evaluated 40 kids with various illnesses ranging from malaria to strep throat to STD’s. Tomorrow morning we will drop off the meds that these kids need and then our group will travel to Gulu. Thanks for your prayers and support!
