People

Well, the 28-hour journey to Uganda was long, but I met some great people along the way.  Kathry sat next to me from Amsterdam to Uganda.  What a sweet woman.  She lives in LA studying theology and hopes to be a chaplain in a hospital.  She was headed home to Kampala to spend a month with her husband.  They were married last July and had only spent a month together before she had to go back to LA.  And what makes the story even crazier is that she had only met him by phone before they got married.  Her pastor knew him and had suggested she meet him via phone.  They got to know each other and he went to meet her family here.  They really liked him so they decided to get married.  So she was engaged to him before they had ever met in person.  They are a beautiful couple and hopefully he can get a visa to go to California. 

I also met a man from Guatemala-Julio.  He and his team were on their way to Congo.  It’s his second time.  The first time he came was 2 years ago but could only stay for a couple weeks because his wife was having twins.  But now he’s back again and planning to stay for the whole mission-9 months.  I asked how his wife felt about him being gone for so long and he said it’s hard but that she understands how important what they do it. 

Waiting in line to get a visa at the airport I met a girl from Ireland.  She was just flying in to run the marathon here and then going back in a couple days.  She is an actress and spent some time touring through the US.  So random but so awesome.