May Field Notes Published

Field Notes for the month of May have been published. This month, Field Notes included the following articles:

• 20 Baptisms and 30 Confirmations in Ikumbya - Shauen baptizes and confirms for the first time
• Ready and willing hands - Krista volunteers as a nurse and travels for a vaccination clinic
• Mourning from abroad - Shauen mourns the loss of a close friend of the family, Elsie Markgraf
• Facts in Focus - A sampling of the menu of Uganda's only Mexican Restaurant

Our prayer requests include:

• For short-term missionary volunteers coming to Uganda this summer—especially for Alec, Liz, and Christine
• For the family and friends who mourn the passing of Elsie Markgraf on May 22nd in Tacoma, WA

And we praise the Lord:

• For the newest members of God’s family baptized this month in Ikumbya Lutheran Church
• For the blessings God provides in rapid communication—email, Skype, and fast mail delivery—allowing us to stay connected even from 8,800 miles away

If you haven't seen it yet, download Field Notes for May 2009 (PDF file, 439k) now!