Hello friends and family!!! This is Kristen :) Today was a little more "relaxing" day. It was the "MK" day (aka hang out with the 7 missionary kids). It was a beautiful sunny day with a bright blue sky! We went to the pool with the kids which was SO much fun! I have never seen a pool as brilliant blue before...for those IWU readers, it looked like the fountain when the dye is REALLY dark. Absolutely beautiful!!! Across from the pool was a wedding reception, so we saw the wedding party arrive which was awesome! It was great to spend time with the kids so their parents had a day for themselves. The kids were from 15 down to 4 but it was almost energizing spending time and laughing with them...and at one point singing songs in the pool with them :) Unfortunately a lot of us came home with a souvenier from the pool...aka sunburns. Thankfully we have aloe vera and Lisa fish (where Danielle, Beth, Emily and I are sleeping) has an aloe vera plant!!!

We are all learning and growing TON from God while here. It is crazy when I read from my "expectation" list for Uganda and how I was going grow and realizing how everything had SURPASSED my expectations by a long shot. God has been gently been teaching me about waiting on Him and His guidance. Even when it came to the STD seminar, things I prepared for that I did not expect to need, but I felt like God was telling me to prepare for were needed.

We are getting excited to lead Sunday school for the MKs tomorrow morning and go to a church at Katale and next week do a VBS at Katale.

Thank you for your prayers. Like the girls before said that the Devil is working against us, but JESUS WILL PREVAIL!!! He is on our side and we are working in His name. This next week, we would love prayers for the children that we are working with at Katale. We could also love to have prayers for continued energy. We praise God for what He is has been doing at the school and in the community!!!

Until next time, Mungu Akubariki (Swahi for God bless you)