Hi Folks
2 weeks to go, the time has gone very quickly and there won't be enough time to do everything I wanted to do. Building is progressing along well. We are currently putting the roofing iron on one wing and trusses on the other. The floors have been concreted and half the internal walls rendered, we have also been working on the internal plumbing Thanks to Nathan for all the gear and setting it up for us and giving us lessons. Have 10 working days left these will be busy.
Lynette my girls, Emily, Sam and Michael Campbell left last Thursday, so I am missing my family. Lindsay, Rachael and Jim left on Saturday, I made sure I was not around for the goodbyes from the kids this time because this would have been the 4th lot of goodbyes since I have been here and kids get very emotional, sad and a lot of crying. It takes a little bit of adjustment every time, team members leave because the group dynamics change every time
Paul Wenger’s sugar levels dropped very low the other night for the 2nd time and at approx 2.00am I woke up by the noise of his legs going into spasms. I sensed something was wrong so tried to wake him up but couldn’t because he was in a semi unconscious state. This time I knew what to do feed him lots of lollies, so we did this and he came round after 45 minutes. Praise God he woke me up and Paul was healed.
Looked at Land with Pastor Tom after taking the Girls to the airport. We looked at a block 36kms north of Kampala, I could not believe how remote it was and how bad the roads were that close to the Capital city. Near the land there were lots of grass hut type villages, I saw lots of kids in one village so I jumped out of the Mini bus to greet them and they all ran for there lives fearing death was near, I don’t think they see white people very often. Anyway eventually I got them back and took some video of them whilst they were watching the camera screen. They were fascinated. (great footage). The Land was good and fertile but very far out from any major town also It would be unaccessible during the wet season. It was cheap but not realistic. After looking at this block we then proceeded to look at another block, but our guide took a wrong turn, so 3 hours in a bus on bumpy dirt roads was in vain.
Looked at some Land with Pastor Moses yesterday around the Jinja area one block I felt quite positive about. It is 3 acres for approx 10 million shillings ($8300) . The block next door is also being sold by his brother similar size. This is a good price because other groups have paid around 18 Million shilling for 2.6 acres, 2 years ago. Also importantly it is accessible in the wet season and not far (15 minutes) from Jinja town. We also looked at another block similar size and they wanted 30 million shillings, this is because some Americans purchased the block next door for that price.
Will be looking at more land with Pastor Moses in the next few days to do a comparison. Pastor Moses has proved to be a worthy friend and has a lot of humility and integrity. He also runs his own children’s home with almost no help from the west. Mostly self sufficient.
Have been working 6 days a week and are being hampered by power blackouts and rain. We are now moving into the wet season so we are getting more rain thunder storms and tropical down pours. We all were woken up by the loudest thunder clap we have ever heard. It is interesting watching the weather change so rapidly. Had a great day with the kids on Sunday, being my one day off. We flew the stunt kite I brought along, on an oval we found down the road. I cannot tell you enough how beautiful these children are and how happy they seem even though they do not have much. There seems to be a great need in and around Jinja. I miss you all a lot and looking forward to seeing you all again...... Please pray for the following:
- Conditions will be suitable for building in these last 2 weeks as we move into the wet season.
- Safety on site particularly now we are working on the roof
- Sustained health for all the team members
- God's leading in the Land purchasing and wisdom for all of us
- That God will use us to proclaim his name, particularly to the Muslims in the area
Regards Rob
2 weeks to go, the time has gone very quickly and there won't be enough time to do everything I wanted to do. Building is progressing along well. We are currently putting the roofing iron on one wing and trusses on the other. The floors have been concreted and half the internal walls rendered, we have also been working on the internal plumbing Thanks to Nathan for all the gear and setting it up for us and giving us lessons. Have 10 working days left these will be busy.
Lynette my girls, Emily, Sam and Michael Campbell left last Thursday, so I am missing my family. Lindsay, Rachael and Jim left on Saturday, I made sure I was not around for the goodbyes from the kids this time because this would have been the 4th lot of goodbyes since I have been here and kids get very emotional, sad and a lot of crying. It takes a little bit of adjustment every time, team members leave because the group dynamics change every time
Paul Wenger’s sugar levels dropped very low the other night for the 2nd time and at approx 2.00am I woke up by the noise of his legs going into spasms. I sensed something was wrong so tried to wake him up but couldn’t because he was in a semi unconscious state. This time I knew what to do feed him lots of lollies, so we did this and he came round after 45 minutes. Praise God he woke me up and Paul was healed.
Looked at Land with Pastor Tom after taking the Girls to the airport. We looked at a block 36kms north of Kampala, I could not believe how remote it was and how bad the roads were that close to the Capital city. Near the land there were lots of grass hut type villages, I saw lots of kids in one village so I jumped out of the Mini bus to greet them and they all ran for there lives fearing death was near, I don’t think they see white people very often. Anyway eventually I got them back and took some video of them whilst they were watching the camera screen. They were fascinated. (great footage). The Land was good and fertile but very far out from any major town also It would be unaccessible during the wet season. It was cheap but not realistic. After looking at this block we then proceeded to look at another block, but our guide took a wrong turn, so 3 hours in a bus on bumpy dirt roads was in vain.
Looked at some Land with Pastor Moses yesterday around the Jinja area one block I felt quite positive about. It is 3 acres for approx 10 million shillings ($8300) . The block next door is also being sold by his brother similar size. This is a good price because other groups have paid around 18 Million shilling for 2.6 acres, 2 years ago. Also importantly it is accessible in the wet season and not far (15 minutes) from Jinja town. We also looked at another block similar size and they wanted 30 million shillings, this is because some Americans purchased the block next door for that price.
Will be looking at more land with Pastor Moses in the next few days to do a comparison. Pastor Moses has proved to be a worthy friend and has a lot of humility and integrity. He also runs his own children’s home with almost no help from the west. Mostly self sufficient.
Have been working 6 days a week and are being hampered by power blackouts and rain. We are now moving into the wet season so we are getting more rain thunder storms and tropical down pours. We all were woken up by the loudest thunder clap we have ever heard. It is interesting watching the weather change so rapidly. Had a great day with the kids on Sunday, being my one day off. We flew the stunt kite I brought along, on an oval we found down the road. I cannot tell you enough how beautiful these children are and how happy they seem even though they do not have much. There seems to be a great need in and around Jinja. I miss you all a lot and looking forward to seeing you all again...... Please pray for the following:
- Conditions will be suitable for building in these last 2 weeks as we move into the wet season.
- Safety on site particularly now we are working on the roof
- Sustained health for all the team members
- God's leading in the Land purchasing and wisdom for all of us
- That God will use us to proclaim his name, particularly to the Muslims in the area
Regards Rob
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