I was just thinking today how blessed I feel to have been given an opportunity to change a life with this Musana trip...and then I was reminded that I'm given that same opportunity every day.  And it's as simple as a smile (or a frown), a kind word (or a less than kind word), a decision to walk towards (or a decision to walk away)..they all have the potential to change someone else.  Your choice...

I miss those kids!!

Between Iganga and Buongo on the back of a Boda

The brick brigade :)



I can't remember if that's jackfruit or papaya...they were both yummy

I'm not cryin' - I got dirt in my eyes on the last day ;)

It was a load of fun teaching Angel how to play hopscotch! 

Adam was our river boat guide

Mzungus working shoulder to shoulder with the kids...now that is a beautiful thing!

Silly Darren...always good for a laugh!

Paul found a great pizza spot in Jinja - Salima (second on the right in the foreground) was a great host to us and taught us SO much about Uganda.

One of the ironies that we observed is that we didn't see a lot of people that appeared to be 'homeless', at least in the context of how we would describe that in America.  We wondered if that is because there is such a strong sense of the extended family in the Ugandan culture that someone would always take a family member in.  One of many ironies about this is...that theory doesn't hold any water when you look at the number of orphans...



The 'before' picture at Denver Int'l Airport (back row - Darren, Steve, (Pastor) Paul, Dave,Bill, Tierney, and Kent; front row-Tyler, Judy,Alex and Stephanie)...this was a project manager's dream team

Traffic leaving Entebbe on the way to Kampala

Have Boda, will travel...we could have used that loader in the background about 2 days after this pic was taken ;)

This is the backdrop of mansions on the distant hillside around Entebbe and Kampala...the unseen foreground is quite a different picture

Uh, yeah...this is a police station

The road in front of our guest house

Stephanie getting her hair braided by Angel

I have no idea what point I was trying to make here...but Pastor Edward (back to camera) doesn't seem to be buying it ;)

Kids all too happy to pose for a picture...and even happier to see the pic on the digital camera after it's taken

Sign at the sugar cane factory that we toured...those sugar sacks must be really comfy....

Kent can (and did) strike up a conversation with anyone :)

This was our guard at the guest house

Wheelbarrow race, wheelbarrow derby, wheelbarrow obstacle course...we had lots of fun with wheelbarrows