Tusangaile!  Muli mutiya? (How are you?)

Now that I finally have had a stint in town that has been long enough to sit down and do some computer work, I can share with you some glimpses into our lives through the pictures I’ve been taking.  There’s been no lack of great pictures to take!  Actually, I think that photography is becoming a new passion of mine.  The previously unknown joy of pouring creativity and effort into capturing the Creator’s completely creative creation in pictures has got me hooked.  Thankfully, I’ve got a connection to a superb photographer in the form of Janna’s sister, Abby – soon to be my sister-in-law.  I’m soon going to be asking her for loads of advice!  Hopefully, the pictures show the results of what I learn.

I just sent out an email with a detailed update on different aspects of the ministry that is occurring here in Uganda.  If you didn’t get it, and you want it, just let me know.  For now, the plan is to primarily use the blog for sharing pictures and videos.

Here are some of those promised pictures:

We love getting our hands dirty! And just about the rest of our body as well!

We were working in the swamp to plant rice. It is a meticulous process of planting one piece of rice grass at a time.

Believe me, hoe work makes for blister-filled hands. Thankfully, those blisters later become calluses.

Sitting in the mud is actually really calming after having spent hours digging in it. Going to try it some time?

A picture of Nate’s whole swamp on the Nile – now completely dug and planted with rice.

Nate’s cow just recently gave birth to a calf! Micah, Godfrey, and I had to physically help mama cow in her process of giving birth – quite the experience!

Fresh milk! Yum!

Mulch Rd – an essential part of having a good crop.

This was one of three pictures that I captured of lightning on a particular night. It wasn’t easy!

This was a strange looking fruit that I found on Nate’s compound

Ha! This was an idea of mine to combat one of our chief enemies in the village: smoke. It is incredibly painful when it gets in your eyes while cooking. Now if only I could figure out a way to deal with the breathing problem that smoke also creates.

The Creator’s creation is captivating

There’s always an odd one in the bunch

Feel small?

Flower for my Fugleberg

This is a picture of the landscape overlooking where we meet for class on Wednesdays.

Godfrey’s grandpa (the man behind him) caught this bird while we were in Kamuli visiting Godfrey’s family

This is what he used as bait to catch the bird. Look tasty? I hear they’re not bad fried.

A recent family picture that I had the privilege of taking for the Jores

Will everyone be like this when Christ returns?

A boy and his daddy