February in pictures

February has been very busy. I hope you enjoy the photos...

I posted a while back about my namesake, baby Natalie. I recently got to visit her again. She has grown so much and is going to be very tall.

Me and Baby Natalie

Mike and his family.

The new school year began Feb. 1st. The kids were very eager to begin, being in a new class with a new teacher. And we have around 30 children that have joined our school from the community.


Thank you to everyone that has brought Banana Grams!! We use them a lot to practice spelling.

This year is a first for Lulwanda Primary School- we will be having our first "candidate class" that will sit for the national P7 exam that determines whether they are advanced into Secondary School. This is our P7 class.

I am teaching phonics to the P3, P4, and P5 and God has graciously brought a teacher for me to train in this program. She is doing very well and picking things up quickly. We had a "Back to School" football (soccer) match welcoming all the students and teachers back from the holidays.

A common "adventure" when visitors come is to drive to Tororo to see the baboons. Look at the baby underneath.And February has been full of birthdays. Sometimes in Uganda we have to be creative with the cake :)

These are two new friends of mine, Natasha (from Australia) and Tiffany (from London). God has quickly knit our hearts together and I am grateful for them.A trip to Sissyi Falls.

When there is no power to cool the sodas, the stream will do just fine.

Our silly dogs, Bandit and Daisy. They weren't the original reason for the hammock breaking, but they have done a good job at destroying it.
And that is it for February. We have a busy March planned as school is still in session and teams start arriving this month. But we are grateful for all that God brings our direction. Please keep praying for Nellie. She is doing well mentally, but the bone fragment is not properly fusing back together with the rest of her skull and that is causing fairly regular bleeding. We know that He who began a good work (and miracle) in her will bring it about to completion.