We welcomed in 2017 whilst in America; we made the trip over to visit some supporters and spend Christmas and New Year with our very good friends over there. It was a long journey, but worth it to enjoy the festivities with good friends, and to spend a bit of time with MMS in Ohio and MAG in NC! (Not to mention enjoying a bit of time in the snow!)
We came back to Kampala refreshed, and while I was busy painting our Cessna 206, Heather was busy wrapping up the school year, and her time as music teacher, at Heritage school.
We had a great trip back to the UK in the summer, catching up with family and friends as well as our church friends, and other supporters. Then it was back to Uganda again to get on with work in the hangar and for Heather to start her new role as primary music teacher at Rainbow school. Rainbow work with a British curriculum so it will be more beneficial for our kids as they move through the school system. Abi and Eilidh joined Heather, while Matthew stayed at Heritage for one more year with his friends there.
October saw my parents visit during the school holidays, and so we were able to enjoy a bit of holiday time in Murchison Falls National park, taking advantage of some of the safari trips that are so close to where we live!
We are looking forward to spending a bit of time relaxing as a family this Christmas, before the busy-ness starts again; in late January, I am travelling to Mongolia for a few weeks of work on another avionics upgrade to the caravan we have operating over there.
We hope that you will feel the joy and peace of Christmas this year in the midst of whatever plans you have; it is good to relax, and it's good to spend time with family, but it is even better to rest in the knowledge that Christ came, as the Old Testament prophesied, and He will come again!
I have attached a couple of recent videos below, and hope you enjoy a Christmas greeting, and some of the footage from the repaint I did at the start of the year...
A Christmas Greeting from Uganda!
Wishing you every blessing for this Christmas, and as we start off into 2018!!
Tha Swanson Family
