A MESSAGE FROM CHRIS IN UGANDA

 
This is a picture of our Royce and Jean Abbey Scholarship recipient, Chris Ochaya, who has just arrived home in Uganda and has been reunited with his daughter Lillie. Chris sent us the following email:
 
Dear Friends,
 
I warmly greet you all from pearl of Africa - Uganda a country full of beauty, opportunities, resources and a rich cultural background from the 56 ethnic occupants of this land we call the source of the River Nile.
 
Temperature check, averaging mid twenties each day. Not going below 22 degrees.
 
Personally I am over jet lag now but still coming to terms with reverse cultural shock, joy joy joy!
 
My daughter Lillie is so happy and full with the sense of security and we are having a good time. My wife Sarah and the boys Zachariah and Elijah are still in Australia till October. We miss them so much but that's the phase of life we have to face right now.
 
I have done two meetings already and plan to start off in full gear all the activities planned. The pressure is on but it's good pressure.
 
I am so grateful to all who made my time in Australia a memorable one and I would like to officially invite all of you at your own convenience to put Uganda on the list of your next or future plans for a holiday.
 
Please check some facts about Uganda. Apart from the challenges of war, diseases, poverty and lack of skills among the young population, we have hope, courage, confidence that, through the community projects we do and plan ahead, a new message of Rebuilding, Restoring and Renewing , families, brokenness and adopting new ideas will help us focus on a more sustainable way of implementing projects.
 
Regards,
Chris Ochaya
In Uganda