Cristen and Ally

            We had to say goodbye to our good friend, Cristen, this week.  She has been here at the camp for the last year helping with accounting and groups.  She lived with our family for the first seven months of her time here before we moved into our new house, so we were able to spend a lot of time with her and get to know her well.  She has been a huge blessing to us personally—helping take care of us when we had malaria last year, helping around the house, playing with the kids, beating us in Settlers (she kept us humble), and being a great friend and sister in Christ.  She was also a huge blessing as we hosted various groups and teams at the camp, and she developed many relationships with our Ugandan staff as well.  We will miss her very much and pray that God continually blesses her for her faithful service to Him during her time here.

            To ease our sadness, God brought us Ally just a few days before Cristen left.  She was a friend of ours from New Life Ranch, and she will be with us for two months this summer.  The kids have already bonded with her (Hannah even says her name!), and we have enjoyed reconnecting with her and hearing about people and places we know back in the States.  We look forward to the next few months of having her here with us!