Ten Years and Counting...

This week my brother and sister-in-law celebrate ten years living as missionaries in Fort Portal, Uganda. TEN YEARS! That's a long time, and bless their loving and faithful souls, they have no intention of leaving any day soon. Granted, it's not like they are living in a dry and barren land. On the contrary, Uganda is an incredibly beautiful country, with amazing, fun, engaging people. I cannot wait to get back there someday. But they have missed some big things, or at least saw them through a different world view. When Jeff & Cheryl left for Uganda:

• the O.J. circus had just concluded
• Bill Clinton was in his third of eight years as President
• Monica did not have an internship at the White House yet (!)
• the Red Sox had not won a title since 1918
• the Portland Trailblazers were regularly seen in the playoffs
• 9/11 was unimaginable
• Toy Story was about to be released
• the Unabomber was still unknown
• Mother Teresa was about to receive honorary U.S. citizenship
• email was just taking off as a regular form of communication
• blogging was unheard of

No blogging? What did we do with all of that extra time?
Congratulations on ten great years, Jeff & Cheryl (and Kinley, Alex, Isaac & Silas)!