The progress so far!!!
The view from the hill....
Another update from team 6 in Uganda...
Yesterday started very early for some of the team as they decided to climb the hill behind the base to watch the sun come up. Departure was at 5am to walk the hill. Unfortunately the morning was cloudy so no sunrise could be seen, but the view was amazing and the trip was still worth it. That was until they were sitting in church later that morning realizing what such an early start does to you when the church service goes for 3 hours! To add insult to injury, there were 2 sermons! One that Pastor Andrew from Australia was asked to give. Then to our surprise the Pastor decided that he would still do his too!!! TIA!! ( This is Africa). After a quick lunch, we loaded all the kids form the village into our bus and headed to a Motel/Resort to take them all for a swim. It was huge fun. The kids here don't go swimming at all so the times they do it is hugely funny and for them a great memory. We took some crates of soft drink along and a big birthday cake that we had made for Jasmin's birthday, that and a play in the playground just capped off all the fun. A rather tired and quiet bus was a surprise coming home. As a team we spent a quiet few hours having dinner at a small restaurant by the Nile.
Today the building began again in earnest. We are determined to get the 3rd house bricked up to the top of the windows, both outside and inside walls. So we decided to skip lunch break today and work through.(Keeps the momentum up). We got heaps done and should reach our goal by tomorrow all being well. This will give us time to do some of the other jobs that are waiting and of course time to take a day out to do white water rafting! Ahh, what motivates!!
As you can see on one of the photos, the slab for the 4th house is well on the way too.
Late this afternoon Jasmin, Melissa, Ivan and Andrew went to pray for a girl in the village behind us named Christine. She is 12 or 13 and the right side of her face, has begun to sag and lose feeling/control. She can close her eyes, but only one closes and she can't keep food in. She has been to a doctor (of sorts) who said she has high blood pressure and gave her some tablets (only as many as she had money... 2 days worth). We prayed for her, but all of us felt that we should help her to see a 'real' doctor and get some treatment as it could be the beginning of a tumor or a larger issue.
We will try to take her tomorrow. Mel is a nurse and will go along to ask lots of questions.
Other than that, all is well!! We appreciate your prayers and thoughts. Please pray with us and for us!!!!
The photos should explain them selves... Enjoy!
Blessings.............Team 6 in Uganda!
Yesterday started very early for some of the team as they decided to climb the hill behind the base to watch the sun come up. Departure was at 5am to walk the hill. Unfortunately the morning was cloudy so no sunrise could be seen, but the view was amazing and the trip was still worth it. That was until they were sitting in church later that morning realizing what such an early start does to you when the church service goes for 3 hours! To add insult to injury, there were 2 sermons! One that Pastor Andrew from Australia was asked to give. Then to our surprise the Pastor decided that he would still do his too!!! TIA!! ( This is Africa). After a quick lunch, we loaded all the kids form the village into our bus and headed to a Motel/Resort to take them all for a swim. It was huge fun. The kids here don't go swimming at all so the times they do it is hugely funny and for them a great memory. We took some crates of soft drink along and a big birthday cake that we had made for Jasmin's birthday, that and a play in the playground just capped off all the fun. A rather tired and quiet bus was a surprise coming home. As a team we spent a quiet few hours having dinner at a small restaurant by the Nile.
Today the building began again in earnest. We are determined to get the 3rd house bricked up to the top of the windows, both outside and inside walls. So we decided to skip lunch break today and work through.(Keeps the momentum up). We got heaps done and should reach our goal by tomorrow all being well. This will give us time to do some of the other jobs that are waiting and of course time to take a day out to do white water rafting! Ahh, what motivates!!
As you can see on one of the photos, the slab for the 4th house is well on the way too.
Late this afternoon Jasmin, Melissa, Ivan and Andrew went to pray for a girl in the village behind us named Christine. She is 12 or 13 and the right side of her face, has begun to sag and lose feeling/control. She can close her eyes, but only one closes and she can't keep food in. She has been to a doctor (of sorts) who said she has high blood pressure and gave her some tablets (only as many as she had money... 2 days worth). We prayed for her, but all of us felt that we should help her to see a 'real' doctor and get some treatment as it could be the beginning of a tumor or a larger issue.
We will try to take her tomorrow. Mel is a nurse and will go along to ask lots of questions.
Other than that, all is well!! We appreciate your prayers and thoughts. Please pray with us and for us!!!!
The photos should explain them selves... Enjoy!
Blessings.............Team 6 in Uganda!
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