To get right into it, for those Meg fans out there, Meg was able to meet with both a surgeon and an anesthetist this past week to discuss her hernia problem, and the possibility of getting it fixed. Both appointments went well and Sarah was able to accompany Meg to the surgeons. She was very impressed with the surgeon and trusts Meg will be in very capable hands. We are now playing the waiting game. We will update you all when we find out more.
Last Sunday Sarah and I took a little trip with Gerry and Donna down to the equator. This was the last thing on our Ugandan to-do-list. We have been blessed to see much of Uganda and surrounding countries during our time here. The equator was only a short, 45 minute, drive from our Suubi home, which made for a nice Sunday afternoon outing. While there was no Equator Theme Park, as Sarah Jane had hoped, there was a small café, where we enjoyed lunch, a small Ugandan village/market, two “official” equator markers and an official water swirling demonstration. Both Sarah and I are witnesses and pleased to announce that water does in fact swirl the opposite direction south of the equator. At the local equator gift shop we saw a water demonstration in the north, the south and directly on the equator. Since I cannot remember the details…in the north it spun one way, in the south it definitely spun the opposite direction and directly on the equator the water simply drained straight down. I have to admit, both Sarah and I were skeptical but walked away impressed. We also found out that when standing directly on the equator we were 3% lighter. So we enjoyed that for a brief second or two. All in all it was a nice trip.
Sarah had a bit of an interesting week, not only was she able to attend a women’s conference on Women’s Day, enjoy a day lounging beside a pool with the other female volunteers and she also had the 24-hour flu. While the first two were somewhat more enjoyable than the flu, she has recovered and is back to normal. She was also called into town at 3:30 am on Tuesday morning, as a preemie baby needed her capable hands. Despite a, not so convenient, power outage and thick thick fog, Sarah was able to make into Kampala, thanks to Annie, and help the little one. She put her NICU skills to work and stabilized the baby. 4 days later, the baby remains stable!
Today I returned home from a whirlwind trip, 4 hours north, to Gulu. Friday morning, Gerry, Charles (the shop’s welding foreman) and I made our way up north to visit some of our workers, who have been there for over a month, and to gage where we stand work wise at Watoto’s newest babies home. Along the way we made a stop to visit Charles’ 90 year old father who, prior to the planning of our trip, had requested that Charles visit and bring him some fish. The fish was his absolute favorite food. After a brief visit with the seemingly healthy man, we continued on our way to Gulu. Once in Gulu we caught up with our guys at the babies home, made a plan as far as cabinets, drove out to Watoto’s Gulu village, and treated the guys to supper out. It was a terribly hot, yet lovely trip. The next morning however, during breakfast, Charles received a call that his father, the man we met only 12 hours previous, had passed away in his sleep during the night. Needless to say, we were all shocked. The man had seemed quite healthy and lively for a 90 year old, which by the way is an extremely rare age for a Ugandan. We quickly packed up and made our way back the home of Charles’ father. I was a bit surprised by Charles’ reaction with all that had happened today. Not only did he not shed a tear, but he kept mentioning how good God was and praising God. He was happy. He was happy because somehow, by the grace of God, we just so happened to be traveling directly past his father’s house and just so happened to stop in for a visit on our way up rather than on our way home. Charles was able to see his father one last time and introduce him to two friends of his. That is why God was good and I agree. A good lesson for us all.
That’s all from this week. We hope you are all well. It is crazy to think that we have only 6 weeks remaining. Please pray for Charles’ family first and foremost, and that both Sarah and I would serve wholeheartedly during our last few weeks.
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