Sunday Morning Worship

For some reason, Sunday morning worship here in America wasn't the same today. Enjoy this clip from Madoch Africa Gospel Church in Kumi, Uganda.

Update on Cambridge

In addition to being accepted to a given Faculty and the Board of Graduate Studies, it is also necessary for the potential graduate student to be accepted to a given college. The University of Cambridge has some thirty-one colleges, and in order to apply I had to select two. During our visit to Cambridge last winter, Jennifer and I were able to visit Selwyn College. It was a delightful experience and we walked away with a strong sense that this would be a good community to be with during our time in the U.K. As such, we made Selwyn our top choice. It was therefore, with great joy that we recently learned that Selwyn College accepted our placement. Here are a few pictures of the college. Enjoy!

Pictured above is the front entry into the college compound. The Greek text translates as: "Stand Strong in the Faith."

Upon entering the compound, one observes the central courtyard. The building in the center is the college chapel.

Here is a photo of the main dinning hall. As you can see, the table is set for a banquet.

More Safari Pictures

On Wednesday, Jennifer and Kiah took a boat ride to the bottom of Murchison Falls. Along the way, they saw lots of hippos, crocodiles, elephants and colorful birds. The rest of the pictures are from our evening game drive.

Murchison Falls

Today we headed north to Murchison Falls for safari. What an amazing day! Here are some of our favorite pictures from an afternoon game drive. All the pictures, except one are pretty self explanatory. The picture of the water is of the Albert Nile.

There were actually six little cubs playing around. We were about 15 feet away. Very exciting!!!

Trip to Mukura

This weekend we took a trip to our friend Livingstone and Stella's house in Mukura, Kumi (East Central Uganda). The main purpose of our visit was for Jennifer and the kids to join the clan. It was a great day. After we get all the pictures loaded to the computer I will post more about it.

Here are some pictures from along the way.

Around Town

This has been the most time consuming blog, I started it 3 hours and 15 minutes ago. The internet here has a mind of its own. I think I have been kicked off at least 30 times. But, finally I have all the pictures loaded. Last Saturday, Jon and his boda-friend James, took a tour of the city. Jon took about 550 pictures. Here are just a few.

Kiah goes on her first boda ride

Every day, this woman roasts corn down the road from us.

A man hauling wood on his bicycle.

Here is a good picture of how builders place scafolding around a given structure. Click on it to get a better view.

The green banana's are called Amatooke. When roasted, they taste a lot like potatoes. The man walking by is trying to sell the clothing he is carrying on his head.

A furniture store and graphic printer in the same building.

Carrying 3 foam mattresses down Kampala road, the busiest road in the city.

A local grocery store and fruit market.

An offer you cannot refuse

For several years, Jon has had a desire to pursue doctoral studies. After much research, he had picked one school that he wanted to attend. We went and visited this school and really liked it. In August, Jon applied to this school.

Jon with his several hundred page application.

In December, we were notified that he had been accepted into the Faculty of History. His application would then be sent to the Board of Graduate Studies for further review. On Wednesday night, we were offered a placement and we gladly accepted.

We will have to wait and see the details of the official offer once we get back to Wilmore, since they are sent by mail. We were able to view parts of it online.

Needless to say, we are excited and so thankful to God for this opportunity. We will be moving to England sometime in September, as the term will begin October 2nd.