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| the road on a recent trip down country |
The rains keep on a coming! The road south of us is very messy making the drive down country very very difficult. Then we heard that a bridge just south of Namalu (nearest trading town) is on the verge of collapsing. The Wright family just returned yesterday and said that our size vehicles can pass, but it has become very narrow, so it is only a matter of time before it is too narrow at all for the vehicles. This news is obviously discouraging. Supposedly the appropriate government officials know so work can be done on it. This bridge going out affects way more than just our little Mission. But, this is Africa, and the timetable is often not the same as ours. I confess that I am also a pessimist, so I am struggling to remain positive. (I suppose saying realist would sound better!) It has been a long time since our whole family has gotten out of Karamoja and it would be nice to do so. Not only to 'get out', but also meet and visit with our new teammates in Mbale and visit other friends. God is sovereign so of course He knows this desire, so I need to trust in Him. I am also confessing that has not been the easiest to do of late. So please continue to pray with us for our roads and that we can get to where we need and want to go, and that I would rest in Him throughout it all.
The rains keep on a coming! The road south of us is very messy making the drive down country very very difficult. Then we heard that a bridge just south of Namalu (nearest trading town) is on the verge of collapsing. The Wright family just returned yesterday and said that our size vehicles can pass, but it has become very narrow, so it is only a matter of time before it is too narrow at all for the vehicles. This news is obviously discouraging. Supposedly the appropriate government officials know so work can be done on it. This bridge going out affects way more than just our little Mission. But, this is Africa, and the timetable is often not the same as ours. I confess that I am also a pessimist, so I am struggling to remain positive. (I suppose saying realist would sound better!) It has been a long time since our whole family has gotten out of Karamoja and it would be nice to do so. Not only to 'get out', but also meet and visit with our new teammates in Mbale and visit other friends. God is sovereign so of course He knows this desire, so I need to trust in Him. I am also confessing that has not been the easiest to do of late. So please continue to pray with us for our roads and that we can get to where we need and want to go, and that I would rest in Him throughout it all.
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