Thursday, May 3, 2012





We were up early, had breakfast and left for the site before 8 am.  We are all raring to go.  We picked up some workers as we went.  There was a light rain when we arrived, but not enough to stop us.  We set up a line and move an entire truckload of bricks by throwing them like a bucket brigade...there are a lot of bricks in a truckload!!!  But, what a great way to wake up or muscles.
Getting started always seems to be an interesting process, no one seems to have the plan, but everyone starts doing something and some how it turns into an semi-organized process.  Harry and I get together every once and a while and encourage each other that it is their culture and processes that we need to accept and that we can choose our reactions and attitudes to be positive and to be the servants that God sent us here to be.
Dennis had a few patients, but not like the prior 3 days.  He took the opportunity to walk from the site with John and Hamid to the lake and hand out worming tablets to every person they could find.  Intestinal worms are a huge issue in the villages and is easily cured.  The bottle of 1000 tablets cost less than $10 and a dose should last for 6 months.
We ended the day at about 5:45, everyone dead tired from the long day and so much physical work.  Back at the hotel we talked with some of the Peace Corp teachers who have been living in some of the villages for the last year.  They all had great stories of their time so far and all seem to be looking forward to their next year in Uganda before retuning home.
Oh, I forgot to say Wycliffe was at the site for a short time before heading to Kampala for business.  He brought us a package of Kit-Kat bars.  It was such a treat to have some chocolate and a taste of home.

1 comment:

  1. Haha makes me laugh knowing exactly what you guys are talking about and how it feels! Ed and Harry, I pray that God continues to encourage you to accept their culture and respectfully try to add to it..not take away. Sounds like you're on the right path, making time to refocus yourselves. And I bet the workers are starting to notice you continually following God! Dennis, I'm so proud of all you're doing! We got a very late start getting use out of our medical equipment but now that we do, you are taking full opportnity to change lives and help them get better! Fully working for God! It makes me so excited to hear things are going well!

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