Wednesday 28^th October

Sunday afternoon saw us caught out in a torrential thunderstorm. We spent around an hour sheltering under the edge of a house roof until the rain eased up. Everything here seems to grind to a halt when it rains and people just seem to wait until it is finished however urgent the need for them to move which can sometimes lead to some frustrating delays in people getting treatment they need!

Waiting for the rain to stop

Rather muddy aftermath of the rain

This week the puppets have been given a rest and Ann has been getting children on the ward to act out some bible stories. Today it was the Good Samaritan with a guest appearance by me as the pig!

The Prodigal Son just before the guest appearance of the pig!

 

One of the major events today was the diagnosis of a man with Cholera. They haven’t had any cases here for a number of months but there has been a cholera outbreak at Hoima which is about 150 miles away.

This afternoon we moved yet again but hopefully for the final time to a house which has given us much more space to relax in. This is the 4^th bed we will have slept in since we arrived here 3 weeks ago.

We are very much looking forward to our weekend away at Fort Portal from Saturday to Monday which will give us an opportunity to see Andrew who is a friend from Mityana who has recently qualified asa doctor and is currently working at Fort Portal hospital