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Cindi called me around 3:00am today to tell me the outcome of her court appearance. The judge heard both our case and the Littleton’s case, which is very good news, but he said that he would give his ruling on Wednesday, June 5. He didn’t say what that ruling would be or why it’s being […]
April 24, 2007
I don’t know of a good way to introduce these. Some are momentary observations, some are unripe opinions, some are (prayerfully) immovable convictions. All are thoughts from the last day or two. Our court date is Wednesday, April 25. I want to put this at the top because I don’t want to bump it from […]
April 23, 2007
I arrived back in Los Angeles this morning. Cindi is still in Uganda for three more weeks and possibly longer depending on the outcome of our upcoming court date. She emailed me yesterday and told me that our court date is actually on Wednesday, April 25th, not Tuesday the 24th. There had been confusion regarding the actual […]
April 20, 2007
I return to the States on Monday, April 23rd, Lord-willing. Cindi and Judah along with a family named the Littletons are scheduled to appear before the judge in Jinja on Wednesday, April 25th. Cindi will probably arrive at court in the morning and hopefully will be seen after the four cases that are before her. […]
April 18, 2007
Here are a few details and thoughts from the last few days. I would try to write a full post, paragraph style, but that always takes longer. Olivia Tatlock turned one two days ago – Monday, April 16. I took a motor boda into town, got a piece of apple-cinnamon cake, and brought it back to the baby home. […]
April 14, 2007
Yesterday was Fiona’s funeral. As I mentioned in my prayer request, she was a seven-year-old girl from a nearby village who was severely handicapped and who had been ministered to by some of the people at the orphange. She died on Friday morning and I was asked around noon to preach at her 4:00pm funeral. […]
April 13, 2007
This morning (Thursday night U.S. time) a seven-year-old girl who was handicapped in multiple ways died in a village a few miles from Jinja where we’re at. Her name was Fiona. She was precious to several of the orphanage workers, and the orphanage administrators had helped care for her by offering medical help and passing along finances to […]
April 10, 2007
Being in Africa for an extended period of time and attempting to finalize our adoption is not without its challenges. But they’re probably not the ones you might think. Below are some specific things you might pray for as you think of us. Just this morning I finished listening to John Piper’s sermon from New […]
April 7, 2007
Here’s a short video of Judah walking towards Cindi during the orphanage’s daily family time on the lawn. This was on Wednesday, April 4. We think he looks like a baby gorilla walking — stable enough to move well but unstable enough to be cute and wobbly. Kids are great.
April 6, 2007
We’re adjusting to life in Uganda, which is really not too difficult. We both love it here and have considered serving the Lord in Africa for an indefinite period of time. There are inconveniences, but the degree of inconvenience that we (or you) experience depends on controllable things like expectations, attitude, and perspective. I would say that being here makes […]
April 4, 2007
Finally — internet! After multiple attempts in various locations, here I am in the Source Cafe on Main Street in Jinja, Uganda, paying 2,000 shillings for one hour of internet access. Lest you think that I’m making some great monetary sacrifice to post on my blog, that’s about $1.15. There’s a lot to say (especially […]
April 25, 2007
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