Dear friends,

As you have no doubt heard, we have arrived safely in Uganda! If you have been reading these emails over the years, this may seem repetitive, but again, I continue to be amazed at God’s grace. Our flight was fine, all of our bags arrived, there were no officials to “greet” us at customs, and all of the children were awake at Canaan and waiting to greet us when we arrived about 12:30 am. It’s now about 9pm on Monday evening, and we are already full and overwhelmed with God’s love towards us and those at Canaan. Not yet here one full day, it feels like I’ve never left Canaan. There are wonderful differences, however.

The new dormitory is completed, and a wonderful addition to Canaan. The children have grown so much in only a year that I almost didn’t recognize some of them. We spent this morning unpacking and preparing for the various conferences that we will be leading, and in the afternoon the team visited Canaan Primary School (Isaac’s school for the community) and St. Moses School, where some of Canaan’s older primary students attend. We were able to deliver 5 computers to St. Moses the afternoon, and the teachers there seemed very, very grateful for these.

There’s already more to tell than I could possibly report in a dozen emails, so I guess that much of what we’ve already seen and done will have to have to wait.

As in previous years, we are hoping that we can report every day on how God has been working in and through us. Tu kwagala nyo (we love you all very much). Thank you for your love, support, and prayers – none of this would be possible without you!

In Christ, and for the Uganda Team,
John Keltonic

P.S. Erin, Josh, David, Julie, Jonathan, and Joel – YALA!