The Wild Nile!

We did it! We white water rafted the Nile River today, and I am still here to tell about it. Yes, I went swimming a lot. We went over two class 5 rapids. I'll admit, I was scared, but we had a really good time. Todd, my new friend Vivian from Botswana and I were the only ones to go today. The rest of the group will go on Tuesday or Wednesday after we are gone.

Our time in Iganga was very sweet. The women's conference there was amazing. The clinic was very busy, and many ladies had their hands full trying to do a VBS with the children. I am learning to speak Lungandan and am working on their traditional dance. I have a few songs now that I can sing in various African languages. I hope I can remember them at home!

We spent yesterday in Njeru which is in Jinja. Todd spent most of the day in the clinic. Vivian and I were in charge of the VBS, which turned into more of a school visit. Long story. It was fun though. Vivian, Lindsey (from Alabama) and I went over to town to see the soccer clinic going on. We got a tour through the villages and market. That was really nice. The soccer clinic went well, the tournament is going on right now. The last teams are playing and it's tied 2 to 2.

Yesterday afternoon Todd and I both had a chance to watch the Rally Team (made up of young adults/teens from Jinja) do some street evangelism with puppets and drama. They drew quite a crowd! They did an incredible job.

I'm only giving the very briefest thumbnail sketch of what has gone on here. We have seen many people accept Christ. We have seen many women blessed by Bibles, the spoken Word, and gifts. We have loved on children. (We have even had 2 girls ask us to take them home with us.) It has been an incredible experience for us. I hope to be able to share more detail later.

Keep my mom in your prayers - she has the kids now until we get home Monday night! We have a banquet tonight, church tomorrow, and then we begin our journey home on Sunday afternoon. See you soon!