A-G in her "blue whale" swimming pool

We love the great swimming weather here in Kampala

KJ and AG

AG and KJ by Lake Victoria

AG with the guys swimming in the lake

Mom and Dad (Acker) with Shelah at the source of the Nile

The Nile River, which begins in Uganda and flows up through Sudan to Egypt

Mom and Dad at the Equator

Taking the Sudanese guys to an all-you-can-eat Mongolian BBQ was quite the experience!

They certainly got their money's worth!

Peter, our enthusiastic and hard-working field coordinator.

We truly don't know what we would do without Peter!!

Our favorite place to shop is the Super Supermarket. A-G has such a reputation there that she gets free candy every time we enter the store.

Or maybe the nearby Praise Supermarket

Boda-Bodas, or motorcycle taxis, are one of the main forms of transportation here.

If you come see us here, you will likely be subjected to playing volleyball every evening (or at least babysitting so we can play)!

Lino has worked hard to start this tradition of ending each day with a good game of volleyball.

We especially enjoyed playing last month when the other guys were on break from boarding school.

The guy's quarters behind our house where they stay when home from school

K-J, who turned one in January

At her birthday party

Happy 1st Birthday!!

Presents

Not too impressed with cake...she licked off all the icing and then threw the cupcake down.
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Below are pictures of the Greek resettlement Village in Eastern Uganda.

We recently visited Greek to meet with the local pastor there and to strengthen our relationship with the community. This is an area that has been through much hardship, where the people have been repeatedly displaced due to conflict. The people have been living in IDP camps for years, but are now returning to rebuild and start life over again. They have been provided with security now, so they are ready to resettle and build up their community once more.

Greek Resettlement Village in Eastern Uganda

Children in Greek

Houses under construction

Cute kids who need a school

Parents

Current school classroom

Church under construction

Pastor and family

Pastor receiving soccer ball donated by the VBS kids at Westwood Baptist Church

A church leader (the lady) with some children

It is hard work to live in a place like Greek.

This woman had to walk a long distance to collect this grass for thatching the roof of her house.

House after house being constructed as people are trying to resettle and begin life again.