Uganda: Kampala

We took a bus to Kampala, Uganda last week. We left at 7 am and arrived at 10 pm. It was super bumpy. We were off roading much of the time and even when we were on the road it still felt like we were on the dirt. The bus even felt like it would tip over a few times and didn’t slow down or stop no matter who was in front of us! It was definitely an experience we’ll never forget. We’re actually planning on taking busses from here in the middle of Africa all the way down to South Africa. It’s going to be an adventure and will take about a week just in road time but all the missionaries that have taken these routes say it’s very safe.


We came to visit Calvary Chapel, Kampala. They have been great. We were able to get to know the missionaries and many of the Bible College students. We were also able to meet with FRM (Far Reaching Ministries) and learn that their main goal is Church Planting.


The church is only about 5 years old and already has 500 members. They also have a Bible College with about 30 students. It’s really a small world because Jill and Josh both went with me, Jason, on the Turkey & Greece trip with CC Saving Grace a few years ago. I had no idea that they were the ones we were in contact with.


The first two nights we stayed in a guest house and a hostel, but the rest of the week we have been staying with Jill and her husband Brian, she’s also supported by Saving Grace.


Uganda is crazy too. There are these crazy scooter taxis called Boda-Bodas. Coralee even rode them. They wiz through traffic and you swear your are going to die every time. The power also goes out every day sometimes for a few days. Everyone has a generator but the town center gets so noisy and smelly it's hard to talk or breath, especially indoor mall type shops where every shop has a generator runnin indoors! The water goes out alot too, not fun when you just shaved your head and can't take a shower.


We have been amazed to see how many Muslims there are in East Africa. It turns out that although 60% of the population claims to be "Christian" about 30% claims to be Muslim. It's very sad to see so many mosques and people wearing veils and muslim caps. Many Christian missionaries see Uganda as a key place in the battle for souls against Islam. The UN recently said that Muslim leaders want to convert Uganda to Islam as a stepping stone to spread it throughout the rest of Africa! (In the above pic of downtown the tower in the center of the pic is a huge Mosque!)


I (Jason) have been helping fix all the computers and the network in the Bible College and in the Church office and Coralee has been babysitting the pastor’s kids with Jill.

We return to Kenya in a few days and will stay there for over a week before continuing on to Tanzania and then Mozambique. We are planning on working with New Tribes Mission in Mozambique for the entire month of October. We miss all our friends and family and you are constantly in our prayers!