White Out All Over The Place Some Random Spills of Travel and Existence

Uganda, China and on to the US

Exhaustion is breathing down my neck and I’m relieved to know that I’ll soon be on vacation in just a few days.

Spending time with friends and family after month’s even years of being apart is somewhat therapeutic (for some); like a back massage after doing manual labors for days on end. I can’t wait to spend some quality time with loved ones all over southern California.

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LEGACY TOUR – SUCCESS!

All of our Ugandan students and staff just arrived back in Uganda after 3 months of touring in the US. The Legacy Tour was by far Invisible Children’s most successful tour since it’s inception. And to top that off we’ve just started the application process for new students and staff to participate in our Fall 2010 Tour.

The genuineness of meeting individuals from northern Uganda has created a wake all across America and I believe the lives of so many have been touch and hopefully changed forever.

There are certain things we don’t know or realize until it’s revealed to us. We’re completely ignorant of so many things, for example, America is ranked #25 in the world for education, but we rank #1 in confidence. We’re confident, but ignorant, such a curious combination that has got my clock ticking.

The good news is that exposure to unseen or an unknown situation in the world increases our ability to change it in the name of Jesus.

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I’ll be arriving in San Diego on the 15^th of May, spending a few days in the Invisible Children office before traveling up to the LA area for my sister Dawn’s birthday on the 21^st and sister Justine’s master’s graduation on the 22^nd. I won’t be traveling back to Uganda until June 5^th and would love to see any and everybody that I can.

I am exhausted, but strong at heart and I know that we must be put through the fire to be refined, shaped and molded to become more and more Christ like.

"Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary." - Galatians 6:9

Nothing but love [God]

Chillin’ in China

For the past ten days, I was in China (my parents live in Beijing) being an uncle, brother and son and I loved every minute of it.

Thanks to my employers I was able take a little vacation time and thanks to my parents I got to fly to China to be with my mom, dad, brother, sister-n-law, nephews and niece.

The pictures below are a peak at all the fun we had.

We all went to Shanghaiguan to see the "Old Dragon's Head" (where the Great Wall started).

We Live Our Lives

“How we live our days is… how we live our lives.” – Annie Dillard

Do you remember the superhero called “The Flash”? He’s the guy that runs so fast you can hardly see him as he passes by. When he runs, it’s almost as if he doesn’t exist.

Well, that’s pretty much how the past few months of my life have been…a flash.

Part of me feels like the past months haven’t even happened. I’m struggling to remember anything, but let me attempt to share some of the moments that haven’t completely flashed away.

Since the motorcycle trip across East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo and Uganda) I’ve been working non-stop. About two months ago, Invisible Children sent eight of our staff and eight of our students in the Scholarship Program to the US. All of the students that went have been featured in our different media (i.e. Rough Cut, The Rescue, Bracelet Videos, etc.) and are now in their early twenties. I still remember when I first met Jacob from IC’s first documentary. He was a quiet, shy and friendly little kid, but now he’s a young man full of confidence and a big smile on his face.

Soul Safari Moments

Jumping into the deep "Africa" pool during low tide. The deep pool is literally the shape of Africa. Thus the name "Africa" pool.

Break Down

It happened.

The inevitable.

One of our bikes broke down and it happened to be mine.

My lady Violet died two days ago and I had to turn back with Blake (Violet in a rented truck) to Kampala to try and fix her. The damage is beyond fixable at this point (it would take a month to fix her up), so I'm currently looking at another bike to rent/buy for the trip. It's looking promising, but in Uganda you never know how long things will take

The morning I left Gulu for the trip. All packed up and ready to go.

Really hoping to be on the road again within the next day or so. Check out some photos below of our trip so far.

Bike

This is my beautiful lady Violet. She'll be taking me all across East/Central Africa on an unforgettable journey with my good buddies John, Blake and Eric (they have their own ladies to ride for the trip).

Gear

All my gear for the trip across East/Central Africa. Notice the amount of protective gear;) (that ones for you mom)

Staff

The Invisible Children Uganda staff that I get to work with everyday.

Glimpse

Hey friends and family!

Six months?

Is that even possible?

I’ve already been back in Uganda for just over half a year and contemplating on the events that have taken place since I arrived gives me a headache. I can’t remember everything, but…

Here is a glimpse.