On Monday, January 18, Brian, a nineteen year old orphan, came to my house very ill with temperature 102.6 and too sick to take any meds. I gave him some chicken broth, a coke, lots of water, and two aspirins. Two hours later temperature was 104.4. We sponged him off with cool water from a […]
Girl Scouts from Austin Help meet Needs of Ugandan Children
Ruth is sorting and counting the many bath sponges collected by Girl Scouts in Austin. The children do not have adequate bathing cloths, so we will be distributing to them next week. Thanks, for caring, Girl Scouts!
Children at the Orphanage
These children are the reason we plant the gardens and have chicks laying eggs. Sadly, this day, they were without food the entire day. The supply was gone and none was brought in that day. The new school year begins in February, so all of the 80 boarders will be returning this weekend to the […]
Cassava Gardens-January,Ssemakula,Tonny,children
These trees produce a root that is prepared in many dishes. These will be ready soon. They were planted last year.
Becky and January at Orphanage
January, who is my guard, but also is in charge of all the plantings and gardens at the orphanage. We went last week for him to show me where he would be planting. Work has begun preparing the ground for planting Irish potatoes, beans, tomatoes, onions, and other local plants. After January stays up all […]
Fun Begins–Choosing Curtain Fabric
Our good friend Ruth at the fabric shop with me selecting curtain material—not a luxury, but a necessity for privacy and mosquitoes. We made good choices and all but two rooms are now complete and hanging! What a great difference they have made in the house!
The Gift of Hot Water–with a Price
Uganda 2010 January 26
Greetings! I am back in Uganda, 10 days now. Let me apologize for the lack of posts in recent months. I appreciate so much each of you who said you followed the blog. I really didn’t realize so many were checking for updates, so I will try to be regular in posting—as long as the […]