Puppy Love

We have a new addition to our family :) We met a family yesterday who had ten little puppies (They actually work for AIM Air) and so we decided to take one home with us. The mom was a German Shepherd mix and the dad was a golden retriever mix so we are not quite sure what he will end up looking like. He has shorter hair than any of his brothers or sisters and is also darker than all the others. We thought he was by far the cutest.

It has just been one day and we have already experienced the Joys of raising a puppy. It is going to be a lot of work but we are really excited to have him. I have yet to tell you his name because we really haven't chosen one yet. We have one that we are trying on to see if it fits. If anyone has any suggestions throw them out at us.

Fellowship

Over the weekend we were able to go into Kampala, the capital city which is about 30 minutes away, and meet up with some friends of Travis's. They are a couple who Travis worked with when he was in Sudan a few years back. They have just recently moved here to Uganda and plan on being here for several years. They have two adorable little girls who were so much fun to play with. It made me miss my little ballerinas. It will be fun to have them close by for when Travis and I want to spend some time with little ones so we don't get any ideas about having our own any time soon, LOL just kidding. :) It is kinda funny we have been teasing about babies a lot because there are TONS of storks here. I never realized how huge and really hideous they are. It was soooooo great to be able to spend the evening visiting with them they were really helpful giving us all kinds of helpful information about where to find things in Kampala. Shopping here is like a scavenger hunt, as we dive anywhere Travis and I are looking out the window scanning the view to see if there is anything of interest. There are two mall type places in Kampala where they import groceries and other stuff from South Africa and Kenya so we have been able to find some cereal and stuff there but because most of the stuff is imported it is REALLY expensive so we don't want to shop there for things that we can buy locally. However, the locals don't put all their stores together in a little mall like we do so they are spread out in the most random places so hence we keep our eyes open all the time.

I am also always keeping my eyes peeled for any place where I might be able to get involved volunteering or working. I have passed an orphanage and also saw a dance studio in Kampala. I have been told that there are a few private schools in Kampala who might be interested in having someone come and teach dance. We will just see what happens.

God also blessed us this weekend by hooking us up with another missionary couple who has a house right here in Entebbe. They spend most of their time out on Islands in lake Vitoria but have a house here for when they come back to stock up. They invited us over for dinner and we had a wonderful time hearing about their ministry and just getting to know them. They were also VERY helpful and gave us all kinds of helpful hints about living in Africa. Travis and I just keep remarking on how it is just so amazing how we were complete strangers to them and yet through Christ there was a bond and because of that they automatically took us under their wings and showered us with love. What beauty there is in the body of Christ.

Yesterday we were also able to hang out with one of the pilots that Travis worked with in the Congo who was passing through Entebbe on his way to go raft the Nile. I can't wait till Travis and I get the chance to go.

I think that my favorite adventurous endeavors have been riding the public transportation, like I mentioned earlier they drive CRAZY here and although it is kinda dangerous it is fun at the same time. It is also just neat to be with the people, once we have our own vehicle there probably won't be as many opportunities to take the local transportation. I also had a great time going to the Saturday market which was pretty much right across the street from our house. It is so neat to buy the veggies and fruit SO fresh and so cheap.

One more note before I close. My Cooking/baking has vastly improved since the disastrous peanut butter cookies. I want to through out a thank you to whoever has been praying for this because it truly is miraculous.

GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Uganda

We haven't even been here for a week and yet Entebbe Uganda feels so familiar. I guess that it is typical to feel comfortable in a place that you are so excited to be at. We got to Entebbe late on Friday night June 6th and were able to come straight to our house which was soooooo nice. The house was pretty dirty so we had to do a little cleaning that night so we could feel comfortable. We were able to find our bedding and bathroom stuff in the midst of the bags that we had

brought with us. We are so grateful to have nice bedding and towels with us and are so glad that we were able to fit it in our bags. Being able to have nice clean sheets, bedspread and beautiful towels, shower curtain rugs and

etcetera helps to make things comfortable. Thanks sooooo much to everyone who blessed us with the linens.

We have spent a LOT of time cleaning the last few days and it feels like we still have sooooo much to do to feel like our house is truly clean but it really is an adorable house and we are so grateful to have it as our first home.

We have also spent a good deal of time looking for a car. The driving around here is CRAZY and so although there are public modes of transportation we are going to be investing in getting a car to be able to drive ourselves. Air Serve (The company Travis works for) has been letting us borrow a car until we can purchase one but yesterday they had to use the one we have been driving for something else and so it was the Borra borras (Motor bike taxis) for us. WOW!!! I have to admit that it was pretty fun but when you are on a bike and the cars are flying around each other on the left and the right, without much thought about the bikes, bicycles and pedestrians that are also on the road it is a little

frightening.

I wish I had some really neat stories to tell about what we have seen and done but I would have to say that some of the most interesting moments have been me attempting to cook and bake :). Well, Binkley family I guess that my reputation for being a disaster in the kitchen lives on. Travis got to enjoy some lovely peanut butter should have been cookies that tastes more like bread a few nights ago. We did make some lovely spaghetti together which we have been eating for three days now. Next time we won't make the entire bag of noodles (that part was Travis's idea I knew that that would be WAY TOO MUCH). We did have some monkeys show up at the house which was a neat experience. Apparently they come around pretty often.

Altogether our first almost week has been so much fun and we have been enjoying being here together getting used married life and life in Uganda. We feel like every day we have been growing closer to one another and learning

more about each other. God has been so good to us and has been leading us and we are so excited to get settled in here where he has brought us.

We hope that all of y'all are doing well. We miss you!!!

In Christ,

Travis and Kelsey

Honeymoon BLOG

As Travis and I got on the plane together to fly to Honduras it was cool to realize that although both of us have traveled all over the world this was our first time to ever travel together. Honduras was absolutely wonderful. We spent several days on a private cay that we rented. Which was off the coast of Honduras. The cay was adorable with a little house two docks, lounge chairs, hammocks and was surrounded by coral reefs. It was truly a little paradise and it was really neat to spend a few days just the two of us, well that is except for the other residents that we discovered on the island including countless Hermit Crabs, which appeared each night and seemed to cover the island, a few friendly bats, and another resident who seemed to have run out of food because he kept invading ours, yes I am referring to a mouse. We managed to get along with the other residents on the island and really enjoyed those which lived in the coral reef around the Island.

One of my favorite parts of the trip was simply the boat trip from Little cay to Utila, the main island that the cay was off of, a storm was on its way and the water was really choppy so the ride was a blast we were bouncing and being tossed around like crazy, it was sooooo much better than any Six Flags or Disney World ride I have ever been on. I also got to see a flying fish just gliding above the water near our boat.

We spent a few days in La caiba which was really neat because it is one of the cities where Travis grew up. While we were there we hiked to a beautiful waterfall (I think that we must have a thing for waterfalls...Engagement). We were also able to meet up with a few of Travis's REALLY good friends while we were there.

Wedding Blog

I don't think that the wedding could have turned out any better. The weather was perfect, the location decorated looked absolutely beautiful, the food and cakes were marvelous and ceremony went well without a single train going by and to top it all off the fellowship and dancing afterwards were priceless.

We have to throw in here a HUGE THANKS to everyone who helped out, the hard work that y'all put into the wedding was what made it go so great. We weren't able to thank you all personally but we want to let you know that we really are thankful for y'all. Also thanks to all the guest who came and celebrated with us, it was such a joy to have you all there and to those who weren't able to make it know that you were missed.

There are moments that I think man all those months of preparation for just a few hours

maybe we should have just alloped, but then those moments pass and I remember how much fun we had shopping and finding great deals and awesome things just dropping in our laps. I remember how much fun mom, mare and I had shopping and being on the lookout for things for the wedding and I realize that I wouldn't trade it for anything.