I said a teary goodbye to my brother Owen today and will take a bus back to Litein on Monday morning. I had a wonderful time with him and am greatly encouraged by the time we shared together. Some highlights:

- We visited a Compassion International (Owen works for them) project where the sponsored kids come each Saturday to worship together, study God's Word and eat nutritious food. The project we visited was at Kampala Baptist Church. I sat in on a health class for 16 year-olds and was so impressed with the volunteer teacher, Abraham, who taught it. As he taught them about preventable diseases he interacted with them in a way that showed he valued each child and his role as a teacher in their lives. One of the girls in the class was the youngest of 9 children in her family and was from Rwanda. Her entire family, with the exception of her mother, were killed in the genocide. I was greatly encouraged as I watched her interact with other kids and worship the Lord in song and dance.

- Owen took time each day to pray with me and reminded me of the importance of fellowship with believers. I certainly have many Christian friends in Litein, but it often takes time to build relationships that foster accountability and mutual building up. I am challenged to go back to Litein and to be more intentional in my relationships there.

- We had the great blessing of eating dinner on a boat on Lake Victoria under a beautiful full moon. God's creation glorifies Him but people are specially created in His image to glorify Him on a different level than other aspects. As Owen told me: "One day the moon and Lake Victoria will be no more, but every person will exist forever either in eternal glory or eternal anguish".

I continue to need your prayers!

- Language school or teacher for Kiswahili, probably in Nairobi because I have a place to stay there.

- Direction and wisdom in making future plans. I am also trying to make Christmas plans with my boyfriend, Michael and would appreciate your prayers for that!

- Patience and trust in God's timing. It is very difficult to be in limbo (at least, it feels like I'm in limbo, really God is perfectly in control of all things) and I struggle to be content where God has me right now.

Thank you all for your encouraging emails and for your prayers and financial support. I have been blessed by your service and pray that God's grace will dwell richly in your lives.