Well the last 6 weeks have come and gone. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were preparing for furlough and some holidays and now its gone. We have hit the ground running in Uganda. We arrived on Sunday and Simon was already doing preparation for a flight the day after. Nothing stands still for long :)
We had an interesting time on furlough with Joshua and his toe infection. Thankfully he has recovered well and the wound has completely closed and is looking great now. We are thankful for all the medical attention he was given and that God's timing was perfect again in that it took place in Switzerland.
We managed to see quite a few people whilst in Switzerland although our time with Joshua in hospital changed plans a bit but we managed to meet all the commitments that were made and enjoy some time with some of Simon's family up in the mountains although a bit shorter than planned.
We spent some time in Dubai with a friend en route back to Uganda. We had an amazing time in the desert, visited a water park and enjoyed different sights in downtown Dubai. We also were able to help our friend move house (his wife and children were in the States visiting family) which meant we ended up staying with him the whole time rather than moving to a guesthouse. It was a win win situation for all :) I will upload some photos at another time.
Simon is back into flying again. He did a base check for one of the pilots today and is off to Congo tomorrow. I guess we are really back into the swing of "normal" life again. Joshua and Zara start school on Thursday so need to get them ready for that.
As ever there are always things to be done. Our washing machine sounds like an airplane taking off at full speed and so we have decided not to fix it again. It was fixed not long before we left for furlough but the same problem has come back. I guess getting 10 years of life out of it hasn't been a bad deal. So time for a new one. I could hardly hear myself think a few minutes ago due to the noise of it. This is for all you ladies out there who can't live without a washing machine. :)
Today Joshua and Zara met up with some of their friends and had a great time of fun and laughter. So much so that all the kids begged that we do a repeat tomorrow :)
This morning Zara and I did some gardening. We pulled out bushes and made some more space for our strawberry patch. She is a great wee worker and did a wonderful job helping.
This week I am planning for Bible studies and making sure they all start off well. This is because I will be heading to Scotland next week for a close friends wedding. Need to make sure everything runs smoothly before I head off again. Looking forward to catching up with people and seeing family.
Please pray for Simon, Joshua and Zara as they remain in Uganda.
Please pray also for Simon's Mum. Her test results after the last set of chemo were not very encouraging and so she needs to decide whether to start more chemo or not. Pray for the pain to subside in her stomach and back and also for the right decisions to be made with regards to further treatment.
Thanks to all of you for your prayers and encouragement whilst we were on furlough. We know God looked after us during that time.
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