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July 9: Lake Bunyonyi

Lake Bunyonyi ("Place of many little birds") lies in south western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale Town - close to the border with Rwanda. Located at 6,440 feet above sea level, it is about 15 miles long and 4 miles wide and it is surrounded by hills that are 7,200 to 8,130 m high and intensely cultivated. The depth of the lake is 3,000 feet deep, making it the second deepest in Africa. It is one of the few lakes in the region that is free of bilharzia and safe for swimming.

Today we left the orphanage at Kishanje and headed to Lake Bunyonyi (Place of many birds) traveling by open truck, foot, and boat. The drive and walk down the hillside was breath taking.as was the view of the lake tucked between the hills. It is one of the few lakes in the region that is safe for swimming. The depth of the lake is over a mile (3,000 feet).

Next we traveled by van to Kabale where children from two elementary schools awaited for us. We spent the afternoon sharing in song and storytelling from the Bible. Max took the lead role as he played the serpent in the creation story. The children blessed us with their hearts and friendship in the short time we were together. The second school prepared tea for afterwards. It was a sweet time to visit with the staff and interact with the children. Be sure to ask us about the African instruments that the children played for us. It was so refreshing to be able to share the gospel in the school system of Uganda Rainey will be thrilled to know that storytelling has now moved to Uganda. Blessings,in Jesus Linda.

Our team joined back together in Mbarara for the last half of our trip. While eating dinner we experienced a fairly strong earthquake trimmer similar to the one we had in our area last spring. There was so damage but it lead to a bit of excitement for the evening.