Thanks for your prayers.

This is a picture of Mukono, from "Monkey Hill". Our home is located on the mid- left of the picture, and to get to this hill is about a 10 minute jaunt from campus (campus, by the way is loccated behind the spot that this photo was taken).
I feel like a student. Discussion style lectures have been fun, yet they are beginning to challenge me in more than just a fun sort of way. We've been reading through, "Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger", and asking questions about how essential the Church is, both for the world, and for members of the Kingdom of Heaven.
My roomate David has been struggling with guilt, and a few other feelings regarding our family and their availability to food. I have found that each member of our family is well fed, but we've struggled through discussing how much of our pre-Uganda view of starvation is true for our family. He has decided with the staff, and his parents back home to move onto campus and continue through the semester if possible.
I had the opportunity today to lead discussion today in, "Reading the New Testament in Africa". It is a small sized class which centers around discussing articles written by African scholars on the New Testament. We were able to talk about the role of colonialism in translation for a people who spoke a language called, "Setswana". Also due in that class today was the evaluation of a New Testament presentation given by an African preacher.
Mostly though, I want to express thanks for your prayers. I find it hard- really hard, to fathom the work of prayer. I did want to say that I see evidence of loving intercession on my behalf in the way that I'm interacting with, and meeting people. I've met some wonderful people here at the school, and near my home. Also, in the way I've been kept healthy and safe- I've only been sick only once, I've avoided near pain in the case of almost being hit by cars, bikes, motorcycles; my knee has been strong amidst short jogs and climbing up monkey hill, etc. Even in our small community in the IMME program, I know that God has been shaping me, giving me opportunities to encourage, pray for, and grow as a servant of the Lord's beside the other students. Thank you so much- more than words can describe, I'm being changed just in the realization that your prayers for me are being shown in powerful ways. God bless you each.
Love, Geoff