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Linda and I stayed in a hostel on the outskirts of Kampala for a few days last week. We enjoyed hot showers sometimes and good food. While Matt and Crystal went to a doctor's appointment, we took Asher & Steven into the little dipping pool at our hostel. Linda was able to do a mini-swimming lesson for them and they really enjoyed it.

Saturday we moved out of the hostel and the Kehn's moved out of the guest house they'd been staying in about 30 minutes away. We all moved into a home just outside of Kampala called Kijjansi. The Kehn's have some missionary friends that are letting us stay in their house since they are on furlough in the States right now. We have been enjoying running water and many power outages with the electricity.

Originally Linda was hoping to spend some time at Amagara School of Fashion and Drapery Design (ASFADD), one of Juna Amagara's ministries, but we were unsure of how that would work out. Transportation was the main question. The two of us took a special hire taxi to the school (with the help of Matt's negotiation skills). We got a little bit lost, but after the the taxi driver showed a few people our hand-drawn map, we headed the right way and we recognized the building.

Linda and I went out to lunch with Lilian (the director of the school and wife of Ben, the founder of Juna Amagara). During our lunch Lilian asked what our biggest challenges had been so far. Linda said her biggest challenge would be travelling in the taxi's by herself the rest of the week. We had a great lunch with great conversation. When we returned to the school, Linda taught the students how to hand sew a mouse pin cushion. While she was doing that, I was helping Lilian clean up/organize her office a bit. When all of that was happening, Lilian came back into the office with a young man. She introduced me to Kenneth as a product of Juna Amagara (Ben had sponsored him through university) who is from Kijjansi (where we are staying) and has time this week....He was able to take us home (instead of a taxi) and will be able to take Linda the rest of the week! Recently Kenneth has been in Kenya for 3 months because of health concerns and surgeries. Lilian didn't even know that he was back in Kampala. God brought him to the school on the perfect day, at the perfect time, to fit our needs and remove Linda's uneasiness. Praise God!

Linda is excited to be able to do some teaching at the school this week. We are still waiting everyday for baby Adellynn to arrive, and are hopiing she comes before we leave the Kehns this weekend. If she doesn't, then we might have to go home without seeing the newest member of the Kehn family. But, we are trusting in God's perfect plan. Well, lunch (which involves chipattis, tortilla-like) is ready, so I'm off!

Thank you for your support at prayers.

~Lisa