I've Arrived!

In case you didn’t know, Uganda is far away! And it takes a long time to get there! Praise the Lord, though, that I had no problems during my travels. I flew out of PDX at around 3:45pm. Some close friends and family came to see me off, which was neat. As I was packing I had thought that I would have to pay for one of my bags because it was over the weight limit. At the check-in counter, I found out that both my bags could have been 70lbs, so I didn’t have to pay any extra at all! Yay! My bags were checked all the way through to Uganda, so I didn’t have to worry about having to maneuver them all by myself.






On my long flight to London, I had a great talk with the lady sitting next to me. She was from Denmark, and through discussing my work in Uganda, the door was opened to talk about many spiritual things. It was so neat to have the opportunity to be a light for Christ right away. My relationship with Jesus is the reason that I am here in Uganda. Christ has given me life, hope, and purpose. He has instilled in me love for kids and given me the opportunity to be His hands and feet to serve the kids in Uganda.

In London I was able to meet up with a family who are also WorldVenture missionaries. The Davis’s have 5 children, the oldest of which is six years old—talk about a complicated journey. With the juggling of strollers, carseats, and lots and lots of bags, not to mention keeping track of energy-filled little ones, this couple was amazing!

I was able to sleep for a few hours on this leg of the flight, which is a praise because usually I am unable to sleep on these long flights. I arrived in Uganda at 8:30am on Wednesday. I stuck with the Davis family, and because of their large family, one of the workers decided to help us out. She got all of our passports and took us to the FRONT of the immigration line. We got everything processed quickly and then went to claim our luggage. Both of my bags made it!!! Yet another answer to prayer. Several people were outside to pick us up (including Megan, my roommate), so we loaded up the luggage and began the hour long drive to Kampala.

Uganda is beautiful! It is the end of the rainy season so everything is lush and green. There are many varieties of trees and flowers. The dust has a reddish tint to it. Driving is an adventure. Ugandans drive on the left side of the road. I keep trying to get in the passenger side of the car, which just happens to be the driver’s side here. ☺

Before going to my little home, I drove with Megan to check out the missionary guest house and the offices of Children of Hope. I got to participate in the weekly Wednesday pizza feast and meet the other people who work there. They all gave me such a warm welcome. They had the office decorated with balloons and welcome signs. It was so neat.



After lunch Megan took me home. My place is cute. It is located at the back of the house that Megan and Holly (two other interns) share. I have my own room, bathroom, shower, and kitchenette. I’ll share the kitchen and living room with Megan and Holly in the big house, but I’m also thankful to have my own little area. I’ve done some unpacking, but still have more to go. I am extremely tired, but am trying to last until nightfall to hopefully get my body to transition to Ugandan time (11 hrs. ahead of Portland). We’ll see how long I make it.☺









The outside of my house.












My entrance in the back.










My bedroom.









The kitchen area.

My bathroom and shower.