Quick Update fromt the Team!

After about 45+ hours total of travelling, we finally made it to the Entebbe International Airport in Uganda! We were all exhausted but in surprisingly good moods even after uncomfortable flights (especially with Father Greg crammed into tiny plane seats…Ethiopian Air does not like personal space), cancelled flights, re-routed flights, hours of layovers, and losing ALL of our luggage. Cindy and Susan picked us up from the airport and we headed straight to a restaurant to meet Trish and Newman Lawrence, who have been living here about 6 weeks not working with Palmetto Medical Initiative. We did some shopping (which consisted of Father Greg and Susan buying packs of water bottles while the rest of us tried not to fall asleep waiting to find our van). We got to Namirembe Guest House, ate dinner, and were headed to bed by 830.
Our first day was a great one! We (minus the Rothermel ladies, who needed some rest but are thankfully feeling great tonight) left the guest house at 7, heading to the 150^th Anniversary Celebration of the Martyrs of Uganda. There were tons and tons of people. It was an incredible service, the whole thing lasting from 10 to 5. Hopefully we can go into more detail soon, but here’s a snapshot of events: we had trouble getting through security, Peter and Walt were stuck outside the gates until 2, time which they used to pray for anybody passing by, Karen and Clair experienced some kind of miracle, and we all seemed to end up praying over and with Ugandans who had come for the celebration. It was a first day to remember, and we will put up more pictures and more details soon! Keep checking the blog, and keep praying for our team!