Week 6- update

WEEK 6:

Wow. Can't believe that it's been 6 weeks already! This week we are learning about Sin. Interesting. Sort of. I actually haven't paid tons of attention in class this week... I've been learning but more prompted by what the speaker has been saying in class.

We have had like a million outreach meetings... nearly 3 times a day. It has been frustrating.. with 20 people opinions abound and lets just say that our leaders are not the most organized people. But.. I still believe that God is going to use us, and do big things. However, we need LOTS of prayer.. we leave Saturday morning at 5 am.. and we are supposed to arrive in Fort Portal at 1pm.. and we have a crusade scheduled for 3pm! That's not a huge window for things.. so please please pray. OUr team is suffering from MAJOR disunity. The first 20 minutes of every meeting are spent arguing about how we should do things... and then we finally get things done. Ah. It's just frustrating. We are all exhausted.. after getting up at 5 every morning and not going to bed until 10 at the earliest. (we usually have meetings from 8-10 pm!) The leadership is also frustrating at this point... but... I was reminded this morning that "When the Lord is on the throne, things already better" (it's a song we sing in swahili! God is in control.. He is Lord and the leader over all. He can take care of things when men fail. PTL!

Tuesday night we had our first "social event" (a lot like funny night.. only for just DTS) we played some crazy games and all laughed a lot.

Yesterday, we offically innagurated our new base leader. DR. Tim. Woohoo. So we had a big "party" meaning LOTS of speeches... and demonstrations and pitches for each school/ ministry.[it started at noon and ended at 3:15!] The Tongans sang and then danced (and they invited lots of other people up with them.. it was SO cool.) Then we had a big meal.. YUM. We also had to help set up before the whole shebang and then clean up afterwards... and then we played volleyball and had leftovers for supper.

Today was pretty good. Just the ususal... mostly. I was cooking supper (Sweet potato & G-nut) and then it started to rain. Catherine & I played in the rain.. and then headed back to the dorm to change.. and instead got more people and we all went and played in the mud.. ok just Bernard & Cady & I. The boys & Meg played soccer in the rain with the Tongans.. all the people at Discovery Centere watched us and laughed. Then we served dinner... and then I went and attempted to wash all of the mud out of my clothes. I gave up and rinsed them.. and will let them dry.. and then tomorrow I will wash them properly. Yes.. So that's an update. Prolly the last for the next few weeks, unless by some miracle there is an internet cafe in FP and I have time to use it... (we won't have electricity where we are staying.. and prolly not water either.. I think we have to haul it. )

So.. have an amazing couple weeks.. Blessings on you, and PLEASE keep our team, as well as the other teams (Wairaka & Iganga) in your prayers!

Love you all,

KatiRose.