WUNDERLI WANDERINGS

This past week I handed in all my papers to the University of West Scotland for final grading.  I have officially finished my diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with an A grade from the tutor.  It all still needs to go before the board for final grading but I am just glad I made it and passed.  My brain, at times, felt like a washing machine on full spin.  Thankfully it is now down to a gentle slow spin :)  So what is next?  Good question!  I won't be signing up for anything before September as there are too many other things going on. However, this coming week Member Care Kampala (of which I am apart of)  is offering a course in:- "Helping others through conflict - Basics in Conflict, Coaching and Mediation" Do you ever find yourself listening to a friend or peer in conflict and wondering how you can help?   Conflict in ministry, work, and family life are some of the top reasons people leave missions, leave ministr...

The other day Zara complained of a sore under her arm.  We tried different creams to deal with it but to no avail.  Today she went to the doctor and he confirmed it was a boil or abscess.  It needed to be lanced and then she needed a course of antibiotics to take care of any infection.  Zara was already worried about going to the Doctor as that was her fear, the injection and the knife.    The Doctor was sensitive to this and gave her some medicine to make her go off to sleep but, as in the past, it didn't work too well as she tend to fight it.  The Doctor gave up on that and told her he would do it under local.  J and Z, in recent years, have been apprehensive about needles (Understatement :)) however, thankfully she managed it and she is now home with a dressing under her arm.  Tomorrow she needs to go back for the dressing to be changed and then hopefully that will be the end of it. I was teaching this morning so Simon t...

Simon and I were doing some forward planning and looking at what needed to be done in the next few weeks.  We realized that there are only 8 weeks left till we leave for Home Assignment.  This year we will be in Scotland and so hope to catch up with some of you whilst we are home. For your information we will be speaking at Wester Hailes Baptist Church on Sunday, 13th July at 4pm with a buffet afterwards.  If you are in and around the Edinburgh area and would like to hear of what we have been up to in the last couple of years with MAF then please stop in.  If you need directions or have any questions then please don't hesitate to contact us.  ( pam.wunderli@maf-uganda.org ) We are looking into other places to speak but they have yet to be confirmed.  Once we know, then we will be sure to pass the information on. At the moment we do have space for visits between the 7th and 25th July so do let us know if you would lik...

In the last couple of months I have been almost daily taking our dog, Chewy, out for a walk.  We do a circuit of our hill and we both enjoy it a lot. Most times the walks are uneventful but there are occasions that are not.  I especially like going out in the early morning as it is quieter and its an opportunity, after J and Z have gone to school, to spend some time chatting with the Lord.  However, a couple of times its been quite the walk.  Last week as I was on the homeward stretch I was aware of a commotion up ahead.  I put Chewy on the lead and surveyed the situation.  A mama (couldn't describe her any other way) came up from a side road waving a big stick  She looked like she had just taken a shower as she was only wearing a kanga (wrap) and not much else.  She was a mama on a mission. Not far from her was about 5 people surrounding one young man.  As I got closer she started hitting him with the stick.  I shouted at them bu...