Well guys we made it.

65 hours after leaving Messiah, Aaron and I finally arrived in Soroti.  Monday night at the airport I ran into a little trouble and wasn't allowed on the plane because Uganda doesn't allow travelers whose passports expire in less than six months.  So as a result Aaron and I stayed in London trusting God would take care of us--and boy He did.  Initially British Airways only provided me with a new ticket for the following day as well as a hotel for the night.  But all of Aaron's accommodations were going to be extra.  The way the guy at the gate was describing it, it sounded like he was going to have to pay a lot to get his ticket switched.  On top of this they told us the flight was full.  But when we got down to flight informations to book the ticket the manager might have worked the system a little bit for us.  We walked out of the airport that night with two boarding passes to Uganda, four tickets for the bus to a hotel, and a hotel room voucher that included meal vouchers, all at no additional cost.  God totally provided for us.  We spent the night in our hotel, got a good meal and a good night sleep, and prepared to tackle the next day.

Tuesday morning we woke up a little later than we had planned.  We missed the bus back to the airport but this only gave us time to settle and use the meal vouchers the airlines had provided us.  Eventually we took the bus back to the airport to catch the tube into central London.  From the tube we were able to navigate to the US Embassy fairly easy.  The staff at the embassy were able to get me in fairly quickly, although I had to run down the street to buy a passport photo in time for my appointment.  Once I was in the embassy things continued smoothly.  I was able to acquire a one-year emergency passport.  In all we only spent a total of an hour and twenty minutes there.  Praise the LORD.  When I walked outside the sun was shining brightly and I couldn't keep from grinning from ear-to-ear.  While both Aaron and I were eager to head off to Uganda, our flight didn't leave till 9:25 so we had to spend the day finding stuff to do in London.  Obviously its not a bad city to be trapped in and we had a good day but our hearts were elsewhere.

The second time around neither of us had any trouble in Heathrow and boarded the airplane without delay.  The plane ride itself went by fast as both of us slept most of the way.  When we arrived in Entebbe a sense of relief came over me.  We made it, we're here.  But after getting through customs easily we came to understand the disappointing reality that Aaron's bags didn't make it on the plane.  But he took it well and they will be delivered tomorrow.

One of the staff from SOM Kampala named Robert picked us up at the airport.  We took the same route to Soroti as the rest of the group did the previous day yet somehow we were able to get there by around 4.  We met the group at the Bethany Girls Secondary School and as we arrived it was a joy to see them in action.  Every one of them was actively involved in some game with a bunch of smiling kids around them.  It was wonderful to be back with our group and it is wonderful to be here in Soroti.  God's hand was definitely upon us and it was really cool to see Him guide and take care of us.

Luke