WUNDERLI WANDERINGS

Simon surprised us last week by taking us away for a night to a place just outside of Kampala.  We went with another family who were also equally surprised.  It is amazing what happens when two Dad's put their heads together.  Here are some family photos for you to enjoy. Joshua with his "I am tough" face   The joys of climbing the elephant     Life as an MK in Africa is spent mostly in the pool where possible  

As many of you know our flights have been restricted and so this has had a negative impact on our organization and the people we serve.  We would still value your prayers for this situation to change soon. However, Simon has not been bored.  Far from it.  For the last few weeks he has been working with our Avionics team in the hangar at Kajjansi.  They needed some work benches built and so Simon's skill with wood has come in handy for the team.  Below you will see evidence of his work.  I think the photos show how happy Mat Thomson, Avionics Engineer was about the completed work. The work benches are now complete with only a few minor additions to be made which Simon will work on throughout this week.  The last few days, however, he has been tangled up in wires for the new avionics installation for "Scotty", the MAF Caravan that was funded by people in Scotland.   Spaghetti Junction

Our mischievious puppy, Sox    Today, Joshua went to put on his trainers for school only to find out she had bitten through the laces.  First time for everything but not great timing at 7.25am :)   She has one ear that doesn't stay up....just adds to her cuteness   Our wee fluffy chicks are growing and getting more adventurous each day.  We started with 21 and now have 19 so not bad statistics.   This is a video of Joshua and Zara playing on their new swing that Joshua helped Simon make.  Believe me it is a lot of fun.  :)

  Simon did an overnight flight last week for the Irish Embassy.  It was a place called Moroto and is in Moroto district which is located in orange above.  Simon wanted to take a walk up one of the hills there. He asked at the place where he was staying if there was a path up the hill but they looked at him as if he was crazy.  Simon ended up making his own way through the tall grass.  He was just told to look out for snakes as he walked.   Due to him picking up a lot of burrs and seeds in the long grass he spent an hour back at his lodgings trying to pick them all out his clothes.  By the time he got to his socks he said it was a no win situation and the socks were tossed out.  However, the beauty of the place made up for it.  Another day in the life of a pilot in Uganda.  What is not to love about the job :)   The top of the hill from his lodging place

The other night whilst I was working on the computer Zara came rushing into the room saying we have chickens.  She was absolutely right.  The night guard had purchased 21 chickens for us.  Simon had talked with our night guard, Moses, about getting chickens but we didn't quite expect them so soon.  The funniest part of it was that Simon was heading off on an overnight the next day and Moses was off duty and so guess who had to being mama to them all, me :)  Thankfully Joshua and Zara were around also to check on them.  Zara especially enjoys animals so she was talking to them and giving them names.  Unfortunately, Sally the sick one, despite much love, care and attention, died.  We also lost another one two days later but the rest seem to be thriving.  They are less than a week old but some of them think they can already fly.  They are quite comical.  We hope to have fresh eggs in a few months time which will be of great...

On Saturday we had decided as a family to clear all the branches of the trees that we had recently trimmed.  The remains of which were scattered over a fairly large area.  Some of them were used to make a small hideout that Zara and her friends played in.  However, Saturday was supposed to be the big family clear up.  However, not long into the morning Simon got a phone call to say that a missionary in the southwest of Uganda had all of a sudden lost his hearing and needed to head out the country for tests.  Simon told Joshua he could come with him so they both got ready to travel to Kajjansi.  A few hours later they returned saying that they didn't make it all the way to their destination as the man had got another flight.  Please pray for this man that he will get the necessary testing and treatment that he needs and that he can continue serving here in Uganda. So Team Wunderli consisted of Zara and I to clear all th...

One of our staff sent through a you tube link showing Simon in action as he was flying in Northern Uganda.  We had no idea this short video was taken but we thought we would share it with you.  You can view it at the following site.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPM2bzFQncQ