finally.... A new update on Uganda.

Okay so I know I really owe you all a long update but I just lost the blog I had written you because this computer’s power went out. Anyway today, is shaping up to be a REALLY FRUSTRATING day. My laptop isn’t charging, I have to buy a new adaptor. There’s no power at the house. Okay so over the past week I’ve been working with the Jinja YoungLife in HIVAIDS outreach at Kamuli (a few hours from Jinja) which has been an okay experience and last Friday I got to with a local doctor to diagnose a patient who as it turned out had TB and Anemia but would not take her medications because it hurt too much. The whole experience really broke my heart. I’ve written about that in greater detail but until I get my laptop working again I’m sort of stuck recapturing the basics of what I wrote. I’ve been teaching the boys and really have enjoyed it. They went for their interviews at the school and each of the boys will start at an appropriate level which is good because we feared a few may be held back. To update on Juma, Sarah who runs the boys home saw him but he was high and drunk. He threatened to stone her if she came closer so I have gone looking for him on several occasions and although I have been unable to find him I have really been able to connect with the street kids here in Jinja which is a whole mission field in itself. Connecting with kids both on the street and in the boys home has been a wonderful experience and really helped put a lot into perspective for me. I know this isn’t much of an update and now that I’m back in Jinja I should be able to give you better updates with photos from here on out. I’m feeling better now for those of you worried about when I was sick. It comes and goes, but for the most part I am better. Sickness is a part of the lifestyle here because my immune system is not used to everything I’ll come in contact with here so I’ll likely be sick again but it’s never anything too serious. I hope everyone is doing well and would love to hear from you all about things going on back at home. Please keep Christian, Evan, and Andrew in your prayers as they spend time in India. God has really used them in my life in amazing ways.