Merry Christmas!

Kris says it's hot in Karamoja, and Kampala is suffering from Christmas-overload (Santa is apparently very popular there), but she sounds glad to be spending another Christmas in Uganda. Laurie says they're planning to have a big dinner today or tomorrow with the clinic staff, which sounds like a fun way to kick off their Christmas celebrations. It reminds me that it shouldn't seem strange for people to be celebrating Christmas in Karamoja - Christmas was meant to be for all sorts of people, whether shepherds in the Middle East or goatherds in Eastern Africa:

But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord....

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."