June 22 -09

Hi everyone.
so sorry it's been so long since we've communicated. While in Gulu we had no internet and then when we were at the hotel, it was just too expensive and took so long.
We are all doing really good. There are only a few who have gotten sick and thankfully it's passed pretty quickly. I think it's the same bug we brought over with us.
Your teens are all being quite tough (for the most part :)) and we're very proud of them and wouldn't wish to be with anyone else on this trip. We've had some relationship issues within the group that have been a little hard, but God has been quite faithful and we've worked through it all and I think the relationships are all going to be much stronger in the end. We've had some amazing worship and sharing times with them. I wish I had time to tell about all our experiences. They have been many and wonderful and will take many hours to share about. We've taken thousands of incredible pictures. It's been a very full, satisfying trip and we are SOOO thankful!! We love your teens to death. Thanks again for letting them go with us. We wish we could send more pictures but they take forever to upload.
Thank you so much for your prayers. We are feeling them. There has been much spiritual warfare, but God continues to grow us in it and is getting MUCH glory!!
He is so faithful and allowed us to save money on food and other things here so we are able to purchase a brick wall to be built around Cari's new school building. The team is SO excited about it. God is GOOD all the time - all the time God is good and that is His nature - WOW!!!! (we learned this at one of the schools :))
We love you all so much and can't wait to see you. many have experienced homesickness but are being tough about it. They are GOOD kids!!

Clarissa

This picture is of the teens on the Nile River with Murchison Falls in the background. the morning after we drove to the top of the falls and it was SO beautiful. We got many wonderful pictures.