Here We Go...

Well, the day has finally arrived. My suitcase is zipped, the donation bags(all 9 of them) are packed and under the weight limit, and last-minute errands have been run. We fly out from Atlanta tonight at 8:45pm. We will be loaded down with 12 large suitcases which will be checked luggage, 2 carry-on suitcases, 1 laptop, one backpack, and one Ugandan purse filled with who-knows-what of Amy's : ) Thankfully our families are traveling with us to the airport, so we don't have to deal with all of the luggage alone.
I just wanted to say again how much I appreciate each one of you "Prayer Warriors" who has agreed to follow us on our trip and most importantly, cover us in prayer. We know that we can do NOTHING apart from God. Everything that He does in Uganda, you will have a part of!
Just wanted to give you a few important places that you may end up reading about. You may want to find a Ugandan map, but here is a list of the places that we will be visiting:
Entebbe: the city where the airport is
Kampala: the capital of Uganda; this is where the market is, and also where we will be meeting Marilyn Skinner at the Watoto Church
Jinja: where Sonrise Baby Home is located; about 2 hours East of Kampala
Iganga: where Musana Children's Home is located
Mbale: where the Cure International Hospital is located
Gulu: where the Watoto Village is located

Some of you have asked about weather while we are there. Since they are in the southern hemisphere, their seasons are opposite of ours here in Georgia. Hence, they are in the middle of their summer. Right now it is in the 80's with the low being about 68-70 degrees. So not bad right now. Since we will be there 6 weeks total, I imagine that it will only get hotter.

Some of you have asked about our flights:
We fly out of Atlanta and take an 8-hour flight to London (Heathrow Airport). We have a ONE HOUR LAYOVER and then get on an 8 1/2 flight to Entebbe, Uganda.
On the way back we fly out of Entebbe on a 9-hour flight back to London. We will have a 7-hour layover(we are hoping to get out and see some sights) and then fly back to Atlanta on a 9 1/2 hour flight. Needless to say, there will be a lot of time spent flying which I am not looking forward to.
The TIME DIFFERENCE: Uganda is 8 hours ahead of us here in Georgia. That means that when we land in Uganda tomorrow night at 10:30pm, it will only be 2:30pm in Georgia. That is so weird to me!!

A FEW PRAYER REQUESTS:
1. Pray that all of our luggage makes it to Uganda. With such a short layover it is very possible that it won't, but we really need all of these bags to get there.
2. Health - pray that we will remain healthy
3. God to open our eyes to what He would have us to see
4. Wisdom as we make some decisions regarding Sonrise Baby Home and taking in some new babies while we are there.

I am so very excited about taking this trip and know that God will use us in a mighty and powerful way. I look forward to sharing this journey with each of you...thank you for choosing to come along.

-Leah