So, here's the sitch.....(uation)

Oh, where to start. I wish that we were more avid bloggers. Don't worry, once we get all caught up we will hopefully have a few posts a week. This is Megan by the way. The plan is that the 3 of us will trade off posting things on here so that all of you get a more accurate portrayal of life here.

First off, our house is totally different. OK, maybe not by American standards, but thanks to Travis and our friend Jared, we have a stove, a shower, a toilet and a sink. We cook all our own means now which has been...an experience. My first attempt at cooking African food kinda failed but its been good ever since. Jared lives in Kenya right now where he is building an orphanage. One day maybe we will share what has happened to the girls who will be staying there but for now I don't think any of us can stomach it. Jared is basically a hero. He headed back to Kenya on Sunday morning. He is greatly missed.

                                                                 Jared with the Kids

                                                                  Transition Kitchen

                                                                  The Real Thing

Somehow, it turned out that the 3 of us all separately made the decision to read the entire New Testament while we are here. The journey has been incredible. I had heard the stories of Jesus before (obviously), but being here, serving, while reading these stories has changed my perspective in so many ways. It has struck me the the New Testament is like a blog. Just go with me on this for a sec. Think of how epic it was back then. Jesus has just died, risen up and gone to heaven and he leaves these guys to tell everyone about it. They go crazy. They tell every one they come in contact with. And somewhere in there they squeeze in time to write it all down. Well, not all of it. I have to think that there is no way you could record ALL of Jesus actions in 4 short books. They just wrote down the important events and interactions so that one day people like us would read it and be changed. That we would see the work God was doing through them and be inspired. There is an urgency there. Thinking about the stories of Jesus this way has made reading them so much more exciting. As we write this blog, I can't help but hope for the same things. Don't get me wrong, I'm not comparing myself, Travis and Krystin to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But I AM saying that I hope you are inspired. I hope the work God is doing through us here is evident in our writing and that somehow, you will be changed by what you read here. We will have to do some back tracking but here are the highlights.

                                                                              Children

The Germans are really cool. We talked to the younger German lady, Vera, for a while the other day. She has an amazing conversion story. We asked how she ended up on this trip. She went on to tell us that she used to be Pentecostal until she met Jork, (the younger German guy here) and after talking to him for a while, she became an Adventist. She lost friends, gave up her high position in children’s ministry at her church and then made a quick decision a week before the trip to come to Uganda. She only became Adventist 3 1/2 months ago. She gets baptized here this coming Sabbath. Talk about faith. I am inspired by them everyday. Anyway, Im telling you all of this because the day after that conversation, Vera almost died and Jork saved her life. I’m not even kidding. There is this fruit here called Jackfruit. It's gross. It looks like the inside of an alien. Sick. The local kids had picked some and wanted to know if Krystin and I wanted any. I turned it down but Krystin loves it so she left to go eat. Next thing I know, Krystin comes running back in the room saying Vera had an allergic reaction to the fruit and can’t breath. I ran outside to find Vera sitting on a bench wheezing pretty badly. At first I didn’t realize how big of a deal the whole thing was. Allergies are no big deal right? But T.I.A. She could totally die if we didn’t figure out how to make her breath. I was so scared. Jork is a nurse and he ran back to the house to get his supplies. Waiting for him was terrible. By the grace of God, Jork brought an IV hook up with that allergy medicine that starts with a “Q” (that I don’t know how to spell lol) and he stuck her with it. She was shaken up but ok about half an hour later. It was so scary. It's weird how things that aren’t a big deal at home are huge here.

                                                          German Women, Krystin, Megan

The witch doctor has been silent lately. I guess my mom's 1st and 2nd grade class has been praying for her to stop. Crazy right?

                                            Practicing my teaching skills on Ben and Eunice

We start teaching school tomorrow and I'm not even going to tell you what how late it is here. I'm so excited. Krystin and I are teaching English and Reading. Keep us in your prayers? Maybe the "highlights" will be spread out over a couple of days. I need to get some sleep. =)