Brigade Boys and Mbarara

So I have realized that these detailed emails take too long and our schedule is too busy, so I will have to write those when i get back to the states. (i'mkeeping you on edge with that thing about the Irish, huh? yeah, i didn't thinkso) but, to update you all breifly, the time with the boys at the brigade was great.they were very entertaining, dangerously so, doing stunts and acts for us. :) we ate with a few of mark and margarets friends and a wonderful chinese restaruant,yum! the next day we woke and departed for Mbarara, where my friend, crystal,has been living with her husband as a full time missionaries for the last 6months. i was so excited to see her! we stopped at the equator and took pictures- i was on both sides at once :) it was so amazing to see crystal and it was awonderful day of relaxation. we visited and saw the home that she worked withand met all of the kids. they sang and danced for us, it was amazing! i stayedthe night with her at her home and we caught up, it was so fun! oh yeah, andthere was a mouse in the house. good times :) the next morning, it was hard toleave, but i will just have to come back to uganda and i will see her then. :)we drove to Kabale and met for lunch with some of the leaders of the churches wewould be visiting. we then drove to Rukungiri and met with some of the leadersthere and encouraged them and prepared them for a future AWANA club. they werevery excited! we stayed there the night and went to church in Rukungiri thatmorning. it was very cool and exciting. we then drove back to kabale and went tochurch there as well (these towns are 2 hours apart. lots of driving). we thenate and got ready for launching the AWANA club at the Kabale church. it wasamazing! the leaders and students were very excited and serious about doing thiswell. there were so many kids, about half of them couldn't join without moremoney. but God provided and the members of the church offered enough money forthose children and a few more right then and there! it was awesome! we thenwalked through the steps of a typical AWANA session. it was great! i played withthe other kids that couldn't be in it yet - language is no barrier for fun! i amnow exhausted and very dirty and we are heading to our cottage on the lake. itshould be much nicer than we deserve and very relaxing.ok, that's all for now! hope to talk to you more soon! i LOVE getting youremails! thanks for writing! linz :)