Family Album 1978-1990
 
 
A handful of pictures tracing the growth of our family from its Philadelplhia beginnings in 1978 until the end of our Uganda ministry in the summer of 1990.
 
   


Falling in love, Spring 1978
Our Wedding, Aug. 25, 1978
Nate was born on Dec., '79
Ben joined us in July '81
A house of our own at last after 4 apartments, fall '81
Sally models our first new car, a Honda Civic, in '82
Nate enjoys a laugh, summer '83
Our first prayer-card photo, fall 1983
Ordination party just before heading to Uganda, Feb '84
At the gate of our first Ugandan residence, our first week in Uganda, Feb. '84
Meeting Babwisi Elders for the first time with deacon Paul Mutasa, '84
Ben is framed in the grillwork of our Fort Portal porch, 1984
Ben after Sunday School in Fort Portal '84
Sally with Harriett, a great friend from our first church-plant, '85
Ben with a church friend, fall '85
Hannah was born in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan, '86
Sally showing off Hanna to Ft. Portal neighbors, spring '86
Ben on a family outing at Lake Saka, Uganda summer '86
Hannah grew up quickly in Uganda's fresh air, '87
Ben enjoyed the tree house in our Ft. Portal backyard, summer '87
At home on furlough after three and a half years in Uganda, Fall '87
We learned Ben had Muscular Dystrophy in the fall of '87
We visited supporting churches throughout the fall of '87 and spring of '88
A Missions Conference at Spanish River Church, Spring '88
Easter 1988
Hannah with grandmom Millington, spring '88
Furlough fun: Ben at the Phila. Zoo, Spring '88
Furlough fun: Hannah in Florida, Spring '88
'Furlough fun: The men in Florida, Spring '88
Furlough fun: Nate at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, Spring '88
Furlough fun: Ben was a natural, Washington DC, Spring '88
Back in Uganda to build our house with the help of summer teams, summer '88
The completed house, summer '89
A break from building house #2, summer '89
Hannah and Molly, the daughter of friends John and Margaret, '89
Nate and his local Babwisi friends, spring '90
Alan with best friends, Isengoma & Christine, spring '90