By the Numbers: Our First Term

in which we recount {literally} some fond memories and astounding facts about our first term in Uganda:

first day of school: August 2011

• ___?__: the number kilometers we've put on our little Rav4, Wompus, since May 2011
• 2: the number of accidents that tough Rav4 has been in this term.
• countless: the times Jesus has protected us on the road.
• 4, 600 feet: the altitude of our house above sea level

Sunset from our back door

• 7am-7pm: the time the sun rises and sets every.day.of.the.year. in Kampala
• 1,000,000: the number of times we've told Siddeley, our puppy, "no" or "down" or "out" since he arrived in May 2012
• 4: the largest number of ATMs in one day, in failed attempts to withdraw money.

University Ladies Sleepover: March 2012

• 45: the number of women at our house for a "sleepover"
• 75: the number of minutes it took for all my university small group ladies to show up last Tuesday

Sword Drill at Heritage International School

• 27: the number of nationalities represented at Heritage International School
• 5: the number of student testimonies in chapel at Heritage this year {related- 0: the number of student testimonies last year}!  God is on the move!

Our guest, Randy Goodgame, teaching the ukelele

• 291: the number of nights we've had house guests {yes, that's 40% of our first term}
• 37: the number of times Seth has called our guests "customers"...
• 945: the number of coffee pots we've brewed. {one a day, and occasionally two}

Our own baseball team!

• 10: the largest number of children living on this compound at one time {Coppedges, Rambos, and Hallahans}
• 65: the number of days until Kelly and the boys get on a plane for America.
• 26: the number of days Kelly and the boys have to survive without Josh.
• 26: the number of days Kelly welcomes visitors and babysitters {just kidding, you can come babysit after Josh gets back} 
• innumerable: our thanks and love to you who love us, pray for us, support us, encourage us and read our blog! {and that goes double for those who comment on our blog}

So grateful!