We live in an era of missions unlike any other.
And, Josh takes trips to Kampala periodically to meet with our missionary team leaders. Kampala has nearly everything. Yes, I had nori, rice vinegar, and sushi rice brought from the USA by a visitor. But, besides my wild ambitions of making california rolls for Father's Day, we are truly living in a global era of missions. And even the california rolls are remarkable - travelers leave the USA with bins full of goodies and arrive in our home in Northern Uganda 3 days later... with bins full of goodies.
Missionaries through the centuries have followed God's leading into certain physical death. They packed their few belongings in a coffin, bade permanent farewell to their families, and traveled for months to reach their destination for a few months or years of feverish proclamation of God's word before their ultimate demise.
There was no Skype, no facebook, no email, no phonecalls. Letters took months to reach loved-ones IF they arrived at all.
Today, in Northern Uganda, we have electricity at least 40% of the time. We have a solar set-up to provide a little light and charging when the power is out. We have a little dorm fridge to keep milk cold. We occasionally can get meat and cheese. We (this month) can get yogurt all the time.
And, Josh takes trips to Kampala periodically to meet with our missionary team leaders. Kampala has nearly everything. Yes, I had nori, rice vinegar, and sushi rice brought from the USA by a visitor. But, besides my wild ambitions of making california rolls for Father's Day, we are truly living in a global era of missions. And even the california rolls are remarkable - travelers leave the USA with bins full of goodies and arrive in our home in Northern Uganda 3 days later... with bins full of goodies.
All this waxing eloquent is to give you a list of some of the luxuries that Josh brought up from Kampala this week - I thought you might find it interesting and remarkable!
- clothesline
- frozen tilapia filets
- tiny amounts of various fresh cold cuts and a wedge of Camembert
- 5 pineapples (great place along the road between Kampala and Gulu to get cheap delicious pineapples!)
- a giant jackfruit (same fruit area)
- a white board
- amarynth flour
- oats
- a can of Pringles
- a large bottle of vanilla extract and five bottles of lemon juice
You can see that our luxuries range from actual luxuries to every day staples that aren't available in Gulu. We can't buy these luxuries all the time, but what a treat a few times a year!
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