Well, I walked out of the bedroom (from putting kids to bed) to clean up and write a bit and found myself in full bat-defense mode. That thing seemed a bit crazy to me though I haven’t heard of any rabid bats here yet. Its’ landing ON MY ARM and clinging on to my (fortunately!) long-sleeved shirt was a little over the top for me. It’s dead now and we’re thinking of leaving it as a warning for the others. Stu and Ruthann Batstone and Donovan Graham, VIP World Harvest Mission visitors, arrived Thursday. They are involved with Sonship, one of WHM’s key ways to reach Americans with the truths of the gospel, and with missionary care. Donovan served as a professor at Covenant College for many years before joining WHM so he also has a lot of interest in education. They have been a breath of fresh air to all of us. People who know how to listen, how to ask the right questions and who have just joined into life with all of us in a beautiful way. They are here to minister along side us, see our lives and engage with Bundibugyo before leading our team retreat (theme, “rest”!) next week.
We’re preparing for moving out of the district. This Friday we leave for that week-long team retreat in Jinja before heading across the ocean and back to Annapolis for six weeks. We are packing, making our house rat, bat and roach safe and trying to find the money for all the sponsorships and small businesses that need it during the time we’ll be gone. We’d appreciate your prayers for grace and peace and a real sense of grounding in His love for us.