Merry Christmas! I hope you got to spend quality time with your loved ones for Thanksgiving and were able to reflect on God’s many blessings. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around this time of year from halfway around the world, since we are entering the dry season here in southern Uganda, following a not-so-wet, wet season. Even though I wouldn’t say winter is my favorite season, I long to feel the crisp, cold air of Colorado and the smell of pine trees. Instead, I sweat

We are now almost two months into our six-month-long adventure in Uganda. Initially I intended to post to this blog weekly about what was happening. Surprise, surprise...that hasn't happened! I have been much more disconnected from technology, accessing the internet once or twice a day. Honestly, it has been a welcome change to not obsessively check my phone every five minutes to see if someone has tried to contact me, or wasting time going down web-based rabbit holes. There

I can't believe that we will be heading to Uganda in less than 6 weeks. This time felt so distant in months past but now is imminent and departure preparations are underway. I figured I should start writing this blog now so that I am conditioned to posting regularly once we are in Uganda. I know this is going to be an amazing journey and I want to share as much of it as possible with friends, family, and supporters of IKOOVA! My children (Lily and Jackson) and I head to Denve