Today we said goodbye to the Sports Outreach Ministry in Gulu, Uganda. We drove three hours to Paraa Safari, our home for the last night before our long journey back to the U.S. After arriving at the gate, we had our passports checked like we were entering a new country, and proceeded to journey 45 minutes through the African plains to the lodge along the Nile River. We got to witness antelopes, baboons, monkeys, warthogs, water buffalo, giraffes, and elephants on the drive alone. In the afternoon we were treated with a river boat safari up the Nile where we got up close with some hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, water buffalo, snake birds, and eagles. We traveled two hours by boat, until the river’s current was fighting all of our two 100-horsepower Yamaha outboards. We docked short of Murchison Falls, a magnificent waterfall that is roughly 300 feet tall. We hiked two miles along the river and a few risky members of the group tasted the Nile for the first time with the help of our Sawyer water filters (Daniel, Hayden, Noah). Near the end of the hike, we ascended to the top of the falls where we could look out across the plains and along the Nile, in awe of God’s creation. We were met by our faithful driver, Wilfred, and made the trip back to the lodge for dinner and team time to debrief the trip. It has been such an impactful trip to each member, and hearing the stories continued to show us that God was using each and every one of us for his plan.
We ask that you pray for our safe journey back to Kampala tomorrow and our long departure home. Please continue to keep the people of Uganda in your prayers, as well. As much as we love it here in Uganda, we can’t wait to come back and tell you more about our amazing and eventful week here!
Your trusty Bloggers,
Noah and Colleen