Sorry for the delay. It's already 3:20 PM on Thursday. We had a great trip although it was very long and somewhat sleep deprived. We got to the Mount Elgon Hotel in Mbale yesterday about 4:00 PM, that's 8:00 AM your time. This morning after a good nights sleep everyone is rarin to go. Pat, Beka and the rest of the group are deeply involved in organizing the books and getting the book shelves built. I had a good meeting this morning with Morris Ogenga, the Bible School board chairman and Vincent Ojanjo the administrator.

I joined the rest of the group at the orphanage for lunch. I was surprised how emotional I got meeting the administrator and other staff of the orphanage for the first time. After praying for them and hearing from them for the past three years it moved me a lot to meet them and share hugs together. Then Pat introduced me to the two orphans that we have helped sponsor for that time. It's quite different getting a hug from these children that you've only know by pictures, mail and messages from others who have been here.

I'll let Pat and Beka add the next blog and hopefully add a picture or two.