Oli otyia? (how are you?),

We are doing very well! Everyone is adjusting to the time change and finally last night (sunday) Luke slept through the night! Eden still wakes up every night for an hour or two, but the other night I was happy to enjoy the time with her as she took her first steps! She was very proud of herself. Yeah Edie!

Luke has made some new friends. Besides the blessing of his friend Owen living here with us, Luke eagerly introduces himself to the children here. We are blessed to have established relationships with our cooperatives in Bombo. Daily we spend time with these families and many of them have children Luke and Eden’s age (Rachel and Gideon are the favorites so far!).

 Last week the market experience was overwhelming as I faced culture shock which was rooted in the language barrier and open air market. I had both kids with me and succumbed to the insecurities that exist when one is not familiar with the spoken language or environment. After five days I am now confident to go to the market daily and make exchanges in Luganda! I am thankful for this learning process and It is my hope that each day with the help of our friends here and those on our team who know Luganda I will be challenged to communicate in Luganda.

Adam is also doing well. Today he spent the morning hours learning how to construct CEB bricks. Together with our cooperatives they worked with the soil and basic technology to participate in this innovative brick making method. Peter (our Ugandan cooperative) has made brick which required firing for many years. It is exciting to see an expert like Peter try something new!

The basics: the kids have adjusted to sleeping in the same room, I have learned many Ugandan recipes, Luke has entered a land of language learning and points and labels everything, Luke has recovered from a few days of diarrhea, Adam is doing what he does best (making videos, organizing, meeting with people about the land, and filled with faith)!

The Loefflers are doing great! We love you!