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Uganda
Adventures
Rwebisengo
Village
 fter
four hours in a Land Cruiser over bumpy dirt roads Rwebisengo
village appears on the horizon. A few more bumps and boggy bits
and we arrive at Uncle John’s, Evie’s uncle and a brother to the
king. He is sharing his home with twenty five orphans and refugees
from D R Congo. It was such a relief to sit beside Uncle John’s
fan in this oven of a valley by the River Semliki. Uncle John
still carries the stature of royalty. He still continues the ministry
of caring for his people. In spite of a hugely reduced income
due to the ethnic wars he still makes time to receive Mzungu (white
man) Colin and give oversight to the new medical centre project.
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The
19-room lodge kept for the Rwebisengo clinic
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News
of the proposed medical clinic is eagerly awaited. A 19 room lodge
has been kept for our inspection. The famous Gospel Singer, Andraé
Crouch has promised to pay the rent and we bring news of the equipment
from UK. Excitement mounts, Vanice, school friend of Evie's, offers
help with registration of the clinic. Uncle John offers oversight
and the enthusiastic Dr. Gerald Tumusiime discusses staffing,
financing and the running of this clinic that will serve 300,000
in the district.
They
excitedly told us that this is the first missionary project to
help the people in this area.
Fort
Portal Town
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1992 Pastor Stephen Adyeri and Evie crossed paths in California.
Friendship sprang up between them to the surprise that Stephen
was from Fort Portal where Evie went to high school. Today Stephen
pastors a church there.
We
have rented a former night club and bar to be a church and diagnostic
centre to be a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ for it will bring
a strong Gospel influence and leadership into the heart of the
town. Sponsorship of £200 per month would pay the rent.
Would you like to invest in this exciting initiative? Millions
will thank you!
We
are looking out for a microscope and an ultrasound scanner to
complete the equipment for this Diagnostic Centre. This will then
be the best equipped centre for the 3 million people of that region
of West Uganda. A huge thank you to all of you that have made
it possible! God bless you. When Pastor Chris showed our list
of supplies to a doctor from one of the largest hospitals in Kampala,
he was amazed saying, "you have supplies that we do not have
here".
Nateete
Slums
140,000
thousand have to jump across the slimy green ditches of stagnant
water in Nateete. Our vision is taking place to provide the first
clinic in Nateete. The tremendous quantity of supplies from GLAM
has enabled us to start a 2nd clinic for needs of the
people in the slums.
This
clinic in a secure compound will provide the first opportunity
for medical care in the community. About £1,500 will provide
the running cost for the clinic per month.
Sheep
get bloat!
"And
I think that is what I got one night in Kampala", says Colin.
"My sympathy for sheep has grown tremendously. As the stomach
blows up the lungs cannot work, breathing becomes difficult and
the pain takes the breath away. This persistent princess insisted
on taking me to the Kampala International Hospital. There they
treated me with great care and consideration, going through the
routine of many tests and finally giving me a shot of morphine
to overcome the pain. Now I know what it is like to be high!
"I
staggered home under the tender care of Evie’s family to spend
the next 36 hours going 'cold turkey'. By the grace of God, I
recovered as prayers went forth."
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