Four more days!

I can't believe it's almost time! I've been planning this trip for over a year now and it's finally here! I have been getting all kinds of questions about the trip so I'll give you an overview of what we're doing and answer some of the most common questions I've been getting. We leave Sunday at 7:40 a.m. We will fly to Boston, then London, then Entebbe. We'll be on the planes for about 20 hours total, not including layover times. I am not excited about this! If anyone has any good suggestions for a book to read, let me know.

Altogether, there are 7 people going on the trip.  Once we get there, Stephen and I will be going to Jinja with the Kasigwa family. I will be teaching banjo at the music school and also helping w/ Lyzette's ministry called Hope for Women in Crisis. I'll be teaching some young ladies how to crochet. I will be there for 7 weeks. Stephen will be teaching drums and he will be there for 6 months. The rest of the group (Karla, Laurie, Craig, Brandon, and Travis) will be going with the Bandelman family to Kampala. Our church has supported the Bandelman family for several years so it is great for some of our church members to see firsthand what they are doing in Uganda. The group will be there for 3 weeks serving w/ the Bandelmans. I'm not quite sure what they'll be doing and I look forward to hearing about it when we get back home. Some of the team will also be going on a Safari. I can't wait to see their pictures!
I will be posting pictures and updates while I'm there but probably nothing too in depth. I want to be in Uganda while I'm in Uganda, rather than on the computer and internet.
   Here's some answers to the most frequently asked questions:

•               No, I am not scared that I will get ebola.
•               Yes, I have all my shots...and then some.
•               Malaria meds. Check.
•               Sunscreen. I have lots of sunscreen! 
•               Bug repellent..got that, too!
•               Most of the people where I will be speak English
•               I'm not sure what the food will be like. I hear there are a lot of potatoes like sweet                       potatoes. I will possibly get to eat goat. I recall Becca talking about a bread made from               corn meal. That's all I know about the food. 
•               No, I will not be living in a mud hut. It is a house w/ running water and electricity.                     Of course, I do not expect that they have a lot of modern conveniences like we do, but               I know they have some. 

If  you have any other questions let me know. I'm sure I'm forgetting some. 

Thank you for all your prayers and support and please continue to pray for me and the rest of the team.