NEWSLETTER: August 2018

Hello, do you remember me? No, seriously. Do you remember? I know many of you do remember and I'll tell you how I know later. But really. How has it been two months since I last wrote?? Let me try to figure out where the time went.... 11 days of travel to Northeast Uganda at the beginning of July 11 days with my brother visiting a few days here and there to welcome new people to our region a couple days with friends to celebrate that I successfully made another circle around the sun a couple days of meetings here in Kampala And a slew of other regular days of living life Do you feel caught up now? The top picture is from the travels at the beginning of July. It was so wonderful to get to see the people and different places where our members serve. It was quite the whirlwind trip. Even at each location, I was able to see/do different things....a very busy schedule the whole time but so worth it. I loved seeing our people in their element and among the people that God has laid on their hearts. Later in July and into August, my brother came to visit!! This was and still is super exciting! It was his first time to Africa which added another fun angle to his visit. It was great to hear first hand observation of sights that are so normal and part of every day life here. We did quite a bit in the time we had together and it was so fun! Countless memories made that are one of a kind. I am beyond thankful for that time we had together.

Jon, my brother, and I were able to spend a few days at the Nile River. It was glorious and we had such a great time!! This was somewhere in the middle of the birthday celebrations and only shows three in a still moment of many that worked hard for me that weekend.

The other big event and most recent is that I completed another circle around the sun. This is how I know many of you still remember me. So many of you sent cards with Jon and it has been so great to read all of them. Actually, I decided to spread out the love and I still have a small shrinking stack on the table as I'm only opening a few each day. There was much love given through time and food on that day. I even had my own cake that was made with a lick-able beater bigger* than my head.  *bigger....with the right camera angle anyway. But it was quite big! More along the lines of work.... It was great to welcome a couple from New Zealand that will be serving in South Sudan for a year. Since I last wrote, we also had a some new people arrive to serve in Uganda in various ways. It is refreshing to see new people arrive with great amounts of excitement and enthusiasm for what lies ahead. The guy that leads our region and therefore office returned after a brief home assignment. We also had all the leaders from each country our office serves in town this week for some meetings so much has been happening at the office. The dreamers have had some time to dream and the others try to keep things a bit orderly. Usually at about the 6 week mark after a newsletter I start getting a few messages and that makes me realize I'm late on a newsletter. That didn't happen this time so I feel confident in assuming you must have been quite busy in July and August. What's been happening in your life? I'd love to catch up with you! Be Well and Love Big, Katherine   Prayer Requests:  Give thanks for so many safe travels in the last two months Unending praise that my brother was able to visit Pray for friendships to deepen...a good support system is essential for living any where but especially overseas Pray for wisdom in some work situations Pray for guidance about where to live.....I can sometimes dream about benefits of being in a different part of town. My lease is soon finishing and will need renewed or I'll make the decision for a big change. Give thanks for those that made me feel loved for my birthday Picture below: A sunrise moment over the Nile River. Confession.....I was still in the tent and only thinking about the picture. My brother captured the moment and I stole the picture from him.