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...

We received the following Report from our MAF Communications department and , with permission, thought I would pass it along as it is very informative of what is happening in South Sudan.  Thanks for your prayers.   Dear all Many of you may have heard on the news (see BBC news - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27116409 ) about the renewed fighting in South Sudan over the last couple of weeks including the attack on the UN compound in Bor. Our team in South Sudan provided emergency evacuations to several key partners over the Easter period, including Medair and IMA World Health. On Good Friday (18 th April), pilot Mike Dupuis flew to Renk to collect Medair aid agency’s workers at risk of being caught in the escalating violence. UN soldiers supervised the boarding of the aircraft and Mike had to contend with stormy weather conditions on both legs of the journey. Rebekka Meissner, interim country director for Medair South Sudan, said: “I can recall many ...

Joshua and Zara have been attending Rainbow International School here in Kampala ever since they were ready for school.   However, for various reasons we feel it is time to move them on from there and put them in a Christian school that also offers a high quality education.  Acacia International School came on our radar after a "chance" meeting with a friend who is going to be the Principal of the High School.  This started the thought process and after some lengthy conversations and also a meeting with the school Principal Joshua and Zara will start there in August 2014.  Joshua will start Senior School and Zara will go into Grade 4 which would be Primary 6 in Scotland.  It is all a bit confusing. The school is small by comparison to Rainbow which is definitely a benefit and the Christian side of things is also a huge motivator for the move.  The High School is still under construction but will be finished in time for the...

Our family has experienced having our home broken into and things stolen.  It is not a nice feeling and shakes any sense of security you might have felt in your home.  Thankfully we have had the opportunity, over time, to replace some of the things taken and put extra security measures in place. This, however, is not the case for our nightguard, Moses.   We have known Moses for around 12 years and have visited his home on different occasions.  The family lives in one room and the family consists of 7 people.  Not too long ago his home was also broken into.  One of their prized possessions was a sewing machine.  This was given to them when Robinah (Moses' wife) completed seamstress school.  It was a gift from one of our friends and supporters.  This enabled Robinah to stay at home with her children but also to work and gain additional income for her family. We asked Moses to price out some sewing machines as we wou...