So...we think the monkeys took Nigel's shoe

As you all know (or should have known) Thursday was Katie's birthday, July 8th.  As a birthday gift Grant took the family to a very nice african resort/campground called the Hairy Lemon.  Grant was able to go last year and this year Pastor Ian's house is only 45mins away (maybe 20 miles).  The Hairy Lemon is far from a Sandals island resort but it is located on an island in the Nile River. It is a simple place but perfect for sitting back and relaxing. The only transport to the island is via a small wooden boat!  We were able to stay in a wonderful little one-room cabin on Thursday night.  We had a wonderful time although we think that a monkey stole one of Nigel's shoes! haha  We took them off on the front porch of our cabin and the next day one was no where to be found!! Nigel has been known to throw things in the trash but there was no trash can this time so it had to be the monkeys.  We apologize for those of you who tried to call to wish Katie a happy birthday, our cell phone only worked at the top of a hill on the island so most of the day we were unavailable.  You can still feel free to call us or even send us a text @ 011-256-78-752-0977.  We are having a lot of trouble accessing our email here in Kayunga and there are maybe 2 computers with internet for all 7,000 people plus the many villages in the surrounding area. 

As for our first week here in Kayunga it has been very busy.  As it turns out Grant has been asked to 'give the word' almost every day and some days even twice!  Ian has kept us very busy between the primary school, speaking at his church and visiting churches as far as an hour into the bush. It has been awesome! At first he was quite intimidated to teach so much but God has been very good and what a blessing it has been to share God's word to a people so hungry for spiritual meat. The prosperity gospel is very common in Africa so spiritual meat can be hard to find for some of these churches.  Katie is staying busy chasing Nigel around who has even given running a couple of unsuccessful tries.  On Sunday Katie was able to give the Word to the children in Children's church.
Continue praying as this will be our last full week in Uganda.  We will be returning to Oklahoma on Wednesday night July 21st.  We look forward to seeing you all and we daily talk about how much we look forward to returning to our brothers and sisters at Calvary Chapel.  We love you all and we thank you for your prayers and continued support.
-love G&K