majority world internet

it is very unreliable. i am experiencing the web the way most people do outside of the US, in a tropical internet cafe on an old dell with an intel 3 with a designed for windows 95 sticker on the side. it is only 25 schillings per minute. which comes to about 80 min for a dollar. which is pretty good price. this cafe is the fourth i've visited in the last 3 days and the only one whose internet has actually worked.

well, there's a lot that has happened. i've tried goat. i've been to a dancing worship service where they auctioned off a mystery gift in the middle of the service. i have learned how to say 'my name is josiah' in orunyakore (niba nyeta josiah). and i have been struggling with the concept of cross cultural evangelism in a culture where christian terminology is universal and being saved is often a form of divine manipulation which done on a regular basis. as usual, i feel like i should be living here instead of just visiting for a few weeks.

the missionaries are incredible. they are really really smart. dr ward (our team leader and missiology professor at cov) said they are doing so cutting edge thinking and taking the concept of cultural engagement further than many missionaries do. we have been doing orientation and training up till now so we have been spending a lot of time with the missionaries. dale hollenbecks is the team leader. he is a visionary. he has a great concept of where the team is going and why they are here. mike bouettes (sp?) is very smart and has enormous biblical wisdom (especially pertaining to missions). they both do a lot of pastor training. zillah is a british physical therapist (or physiotherepist as they are called in the UK). she is sooo nice and writing one of the first physiotherepy text books in uganda (i think in orunyakore). there are a lot of other members of the team but these are the three we have interacted most with. it is interesting that i am learning a lot about british culture as well as ugandan culture. not only are there many brits among the missionaries, but my roomate, josh, lived in northern irland and then canada for his whole life. so i am learning to call the back of the car a boot instead of a trunk and a motercycle a motorbike (actually, they are called boda bodas in uganda. they are basically taxis. haven't gotten to ride in one yet.)

tomorrow we start our various ministry projects. after language training, i will be working with farming god's way (a biblical farming initiative/training program). i have to go. josh is waiting and we have dinner ready back home.
till next time (should be less time than last)