Real Toilets

So a lots happened. Lisa got malaria again and actually got sick this time but she's OK. We spent the last 2 weeks in Uganda in Soroti (a town) instead of going to Pader (mud huts in a refugee camp) as previously planned. But we found a refugee camp a quarter mile from the base and made some friends there. Lisa's became pals with a woman named Christine who is a refugee, running from civil war that chased her out of her home town. Christine helped Lisa and some of our other girls run a week long Bible school in the camp. We got to know Christine and her daughter Beatris well throughout the week. After eating and visiting with Christine several times throughout the week, Lisa and i decided to pay for Beatris' school fees for the following year. Beatris has no money (or home/husband) and the total cost of school fees was about 15 U.$.D. for the year.
When i went to the refugee camp for the first time I saw a basketball hoop with no rim attached. This bothered me a great deal. I immediately set about to fix it and in the process met a man named Matthius. He's a full time student, community developer, community council member, youth coordinator, carpinter and war refugee who has lived in a mud hut for 6 years because his home hasn't been safe to go back to. Matthius and I built a basketball court over the next week and by the time i left Uganda, the two of us had gone on the radio, 97.0 fm Delta Radio, promoted basketball in northern uganda, reviewed all the rules of basketball and He started practices with a team he put together. It was glorious.
We're now in South Africa starting a whole new batch of work. It's been a shock coming back into the western world but we're adjusting nicely. Lisa and i spent our first full day here walking around a mall just staring at all the sparkly things for 8 hours.
Lisa and i are doing really well personally. God has been teaching us a lot about our marriage and we've been maturing individually a ton. It's been fun to learn how to treat each other well.
We're excited to be on our way back home soon and can't wait to see yall this summer. Hope to get on the internett again soon...(1 computer for 9 people which is 6 miles away from where we stay). We love you and good day.