Monkeys, Milestones and the Pope

Monkeys

We recently went with some friends to Entebbe Botanical Gardens. It was just under an hour drive from our place and was a beautiful and peaceful spot to spend our Saturday morning. City living is a big change for us and it was refreshing to find this place and enjoy the quiet and green space.

The kids enjoyed seeing the different flowers and trees, as well as seeing who could find the biggest termite mound.

(Our friends Jonatan and Samuel, kings of the termite hill)

 Of course the monkeys were a big hit too and it was fun to see how close we could get, before they ran away or growled at us for being to close.

It was a fun morning and we are thankful to have a place like this that we could explore and enjoy with friends.  

Milestones

Last week we stepped over the three month mark of living in Kampala, and we realized that it is now the longest we have lived in one place outside of Canada, with Nampa, Idaho now in second.  We praise God for his continued presence and comfort in times of missing our friends and family.  We are so thankful for the friends we have made here and pray that these friendships would continue to develop and deepen.  

The Pope

You may be wondering why we are including this in our blog, but right now it is a big thing here in Uganda.  Pope Francis is coming to visit Kampala this weekend, which in any place would mean lots of people and congested traffic, but you would simply avoid those areas and continue on with your plans. Well, it's not quite like that here.  Congested traffic and road closures take a whole new meaning here in Kampala, where traffic can already be crazy and when some roads are closed there are no alternate routes. So we planned ahead and were sure to have enough groceries and the girls get to enjoy an extra day off of school.  We will be hanging out at home this weekend enjoying the extra time to bake and do some Christmas crafts.   Not a bad way to spend an extra long weekend.  

The week ahead is going to be a busy one with Christmas concerts at school and Hannah and Jasmine preparing for their term exams.  If you think of them specifically in the next couple weeks, pray that they will have peace about this new experience, and that they will have clarity as they study and write each exam.