Jared in Kampala

I arrived yesterday morning and was greeted at the airport by Shane
Gilbert, Julie DeBoer, and Jeremy Schmitz - all who work with Come
Let's Dance here in Kampala. The airport has recently been updated as
the Queen of England will be here this month for Commonwealth Head of
Governments Meeting. The roads have also been repaved and much of the
city cleaned up for the visit. The cost was passed along to our visas
as they increased to $50 - lucky us.

Last night we drove to the site of the new children's home that was
purchased this last month. The house will hold 60 - 80 children once
completed. The solar powered pump was installed this last week as well
as a hand pump proudly shown to me by the resident expert plumber
Jeremy Schmitz. After dinner and sound check the evening praise &
worship (& dancing) began. We left close to midnight but the word on
the street is that many stayed until sunrise. Those at TNL can
appreciate the dedication to the sound system and set-up which
required a duct fan for cooling the amplifiers of the sound system. It
was just like Tuesday night.

The staff of Come, Let's Dance has just begun a 21 day fast praying
for the new house and moving the children along with a new beginning
for many of them returning for another year. Come, Let's Dance is
closely tied with Light of the World Church which is led by five
pastors in the twenty's. It has an amazing energy and influence in the
young people here in Kampala. One of the pastors is Wilson Bugembe,
who is a well-known Christan singer here in Uganda. It is encouraging
to see the connection between the Ugandan and American youth and the
respect and humility shown to each other.

Grace and peace.

Jared