WUNDERLI WANDERINGS

This week we got a letter home from school with an invitation to the WOW Awards at J and Z`s school.  These happen once a year, I believe, where children are recognized in the areas of progression, achievement and creativity. Zara was up for an award but we were not sure for what and either was she as it is a secret from them also.  Only I could go as Simon was flying but I am sure J and Z will fill Dad in on it all when he gets home. So Zara was given the Wow Award for Creativity.  Her certificate read for "Fabulous creativity in all areas".  We are proud of this accomplishment and we will celebrate in some way. Joshua announced to us last night that he had done well in a 500 words writing competition and would be reading part of his story out in front of the assembly this morning.  He was a bit nonchalant about it and it appeared to be no big deal.  However, at the assembly he was awarded a certificate for "..the best vocabulary and overal...

Simon was flying yesterday and Joshua and Zara had a day off due to a Public Holiday.  They had the opportunity to go flying with Simon as there was space on the flight.  He are a couple of photos of them after they had just landed.  This was the first time they had flown in the brand new Caravan that arrived recently to work in Uganda.  

Ian and Celia Roxburgh came to visit us from Scotland. Ian and Celia are from my home church, Wester Hailes Baptist Church, in Edinburgh.  We covered a lot on their visit here and had a lot of fun times together.  They have just a few photos to show you if you are interested :) It was a great pleasure to show them our lives here in Uganda and they were a blessing to those that they came in contact with.  They even led the worship at three Bible studies along with another worship time for a group of Ugandans.  Amazing!!  We were very thankful for their visit and Joshua and Zare loved having an adopted Aunt and Uncle around :) The ferry we used to cross the River Nile to go on safari.  Thankfully this time it didn't break down.   There are hippos under the water and you can see them pop their heads up at different times.  Thankfully they are used to the ferry going back and forward across the river. We also did a boat safar...

Some of you were involved in helping our nightguard's family purchase a new sewing machine after their last one was stolen.  Below is a picture of it.  It is difficult to give perspective but this sewing machine and the table its on takes up a quarter of their living space.  Ian and Celia Roxburgh from my home church in Edinburgh were visiting and so we were able to go down together to visit Moses and Robinah in their one roomed home.  They were overjoyed that we came to visit and to spend time with them.  It was fun to listen to their stories and hear their perspective on issues relating from politics to how much wives cost.  This is not done in monetary value but with cows and goats.  Moses has been married for a long time now but he still owes a least one cow and some goats to Robinah's family. I wonder how many cows and goats I am worth?  :) On a serious note thanks to all of you who made this possible.  There is a very...

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...