THE GOSPEL IN EVERY LAND

I can never get over all the commotion on the streets all the time

Elder Renlund (Area Authority President) came to visit for Zone Conference.  All our wonderful Elders were able to shake his hands.  Also our two  Sisters!

Our missionaries sure love Pres J.  He sure loves them!

TRANSFERS  Everyone pile in the van to go get your new comps!

There are many alternatives to Costco here.  This is one example

This market goes all the way around the block.  This is just the front sidewalk

If you look close, all the way down the sidewalk is the "sidewalk sale" I guess they call it

More shopping...It looks like a lot of stuff but there is really not much variety

This is our favorite Chinese restaurant.  Called Ling Lings  We are with Elder and Sis Frost and the Thayn's are behind Rock.  They have beautiful plants but if you go at night it is almost impossible to hear each other talk over the noise of the frogs in the river not far away

Power out again.  We only have power about 6 to 12 hours a day.  Sometimes not at all

These are the ugliest birds I have ever seen.  They love garbage and they are pretty big.  You really don't want to stand under a tree around here.

We had some dancers from the Ocholi tribe dancing for us at their Rec Center.  They were great.  The Ochili tribe originates in the Northern part of Uganda

No this isn't a stream of lovely red water.  It is the middle of the road after the rain.  The red mud is everywhere here.

Oh whoops duplicate of Ling Lings

There are some lovely plants here.  However, the soil is so alkaline here that the plants do not really have much of an odor.

Our great Elders

Lined up ready to receive a General Authority

See how nice they look.  Elder and Sister Renlund went though the line to shake all their hands and meet them

It was great to have him here

Oh more shopping - this is just a normal downtown sidewalk

This is how we buy our eggs.  I have no idea how long they sit here in the heat.  We only get brown eggs and the yolks are quite light

Egg market

This is where you buy your mattress, right off the street.  Just pick your favorite color

This guy on the back of the "boda-bike" is probably here with some kind of NGO (non-government organization) doing some kind of humanitarian work.  But the Boda driver on the bike is hired to take him somewhere.  If you don't think these Africans are strong just realize that the bike does NOT have gears.

Oh they love Pres J

They love Pres and Sister J

Okay dumb pic but I call the power company so often to complain that they finally just sent someone out.  I had to document that there are actually repairmen here.  They are talking to our guard Alex

This is such a typical sight but I am always amazed

Mary always looks so Regal in clothes she makes herself

Here is Patricia in the pink dress that my grandkids sent her

These four families traveled to So. Africa last week to get sealed in the temple.  We are so grateful for the General Patron assistance fund so they could have that blessing in their lives

Ok Mary is just an amazing woman. I want her to be my fashion advisor.  She is the District RS president.  She will be going to the temple in two weeks.  Her husband is not a member

This is us with Mary, an Elder, and Mary's Sister Kathryn.  Kathryn was called as the primary president in Njeru the week after she was baptized and she does a great job

These boys from Mpumedde are getting to be our personal fan club

Sam's family.  His wife was still at work.  We are trying to fellowship them back to activation

You just have to try and get a ride when you can

This shows how fun it is to drive here.  This is what it is like in front of the car as we drive along the road....not too many obstacles today...Oh, I haven't even shown you the pot holes yet

Along the road

The river valleys as you drive out in the villages are everywhere, and often cover the road with water.  There are many mosquito factories out there too

A view of the countryside

I missed the picture, but you often see a group of men sitting around gambling and playing a game of dice or something.  

We visited with John (standing next to me)  He was released as 1st councilor in the Branch Presidency.  His long time friend is with him.  John is 73 years old and an amazing person with a powerful testimony.  He lives many miles away from the church but gives service when he can get there

The children are always curious when they see "manzugos"  They don't even realize how picturesque they look as they sit on the side of the road

This little guy made his own bow and arrow

more dancing

Sister Renlund with our District Primary President Emily (R to L) District YW president Winnie, and District RS president Mary.  We had a great training