Well I haven't written for quite a while... I arrived in Switzerland yesterday and it's so good to be home!
The last two weeks in Uganda went well. We were able to do many mobile clinics in internally displaced peoples camps. We saw a huge need for health care. We were continuing health education though by the end of the outreach we were so sick of teaching on diarrohea and re-hydration, worms, personal hygiene!...
The accomadation and food were really good considering there is no electricity or communication with the outside world. We were staying in a little mud hut and the Ugandans really spoiled us with their best local foods. We travelled to places in a truck on dirt roads which was pretty fun...:)
Then it was time to return to England. We had our graduation after just 2 days of staying there. Then came a few days of well needed rest.
Monday 25 August 2008
Friday 1 August 2008
Lingira Island
We have just gotten back for 3 weeks on an island on Lake Victoria. It was a gorgeous place as you can imagine! There was only 1500 inhabitants on the island we lived on, Lingira. Historically, criminals escaped to the islands for safety. They never expected to stay so nothing is done towards developpment. Now they are having children and families there... There is a big potentiel but not really any going forward.
We joined a YWAM base there (2 staff!) and helped out with there clinic. We were also going out to different islands around doing mobile clinics and health education. Those places don't get any health care so it was sometimes quite intense and overwhelming though also a very interesting time. It was fun to be travelling everywhere by boat (leaky boats too!)
We were able to make very good contact with the people working at the Lingira base and I know I'll miss some of the friends I made there. We have really felt part of the base and work that was going on.
Also, we had the opportunity to teach in schools as well as just helping out at the base with cooking, cleaning the compound...
We are leaving this Monday (3am) and traveling to the North of Uganda where we'll work in a camp for internally displaced people during the war.
We really praise God for his safety and for good health. All the team is doing well and growing a lot from what we are experiencing.
We joined a YWAM base there (2 staff!) and helped out with there clinic. We were also going out to different islands around doing mobile clinics and health education. Those places don't get any health care so it was sometimes quite intense and overwhelming though also a very interesting time. It was fun to be travelling everywhere by boat (leaky boats too!)
We were able to make very good contact with the people working at the Lingira base and I know I'll miss some of the friends I made there. We have really felt part of the base and work that was going on.
Also, we had the opportunity to teach in schools as well as just helping out at the base with cooking, cleaning the compound...
We are leaving this Monday (3am) and traveling to the North of Uganda where we'll work in a camp for internally displaced people during the war.
We really praise God for his safety and for good health. All the team is doing well and growing a lot from what we are experiencing.
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