WUNDERLI WANDERINGS

Ndjamena Airport, Chad MAF Hangar at Ndjamena, Chad Flying over Cameroon with Chad on the other side of the river The landscape is distinctly different from Uganda Picking up a tour group from the Northeastern part of Chad after spending some time in the desert. Can you spot the airstrip? Anyone up for buying real estate?  There is plenty of space! Simon spent a week in Chad helping out the MAF Programme there and also bringing back their caravan for maintenance which will take up to 10 weeks.  It was good for him to see how another MAF Programme operates and the needs that are there.  Thank you for praying for him and for us whilst he was gone. 

Simon left last Thursday with one of our MAF Uganda planes to go to Chad.  He flew part of the way Thursday and flew remainder on Friday.  The MAF plane in Chad needs some maintenance on it and an avionics upgrade which will be done in Uganda.  Whilst their plane is out of commission our MAF Uganda plane will help with the flying that needs done.  Simon was excited to be going on this trip as he hasn't been in Chad before.  Another new adventure to add to the list of things.  Please pray for him particularly in getting enough sleep.  The room he is in is supposed to have air conditioning but its not working which makes sleeping very difficult.  Pray another solution is found. On the 5th March our friend Judith Finkbeiner opened Tumaini (means hope in Swahili) Counselling Centre in Kampala.  I have known Judith for many years now and this is a great resource for Kampala and much needed.  Many people came to the opening and supported J...

It is amazing to think that we have been back in Uganda for two weeks already.   We hit the ground running after our time in Scotland.   However, let me backtrack a bit. This was our second Scottish Christmas in 14 years and I had forgotten how cold it can get (people were telling me this was a mild year J ) and how dark.   It felt like the sun had disappeared during the weeks we were there.   Despite that we had a great time connecting with family, friends, supporters and made new friends along the way which was encouraging. Joshua and Zara wanted to see snow whilst they were at “home”.   Unfortunately, since it was a mild Christmas (I wasn’t complaining) there wasn’t much to be found.    However, we did take a trip to the Scottish Borders on Boxing Day and found some along the way.   It was enough for a snowball fight so their prayers were answered.   They enjoyed chasing Mum, Dad and sometimes Gran with the snow.   The small...

As many of you know we will be heading back to Scotland this coming Thursday and arriving on Friday in Edinburgh.  We have a few meetings scheduled for when we are home.  If you would like to hear what we are up to in Uganda with MAF then you can come listen to us speak at Wester Hailes Baptist Church on Sunday 13th December at 4pm.  We will also be speaking at Cumnock Baptist Church in their evening service on the 3rd January. We will be meeting with the MAF Reps at the MAF Scotland office on Thursday 17th December starting at 7pm in Glasgow.  We are looking forward to sharing with them what is happening "on the ground" in Uganda. Our time in Scotland is limited but if you would like to connect with us whilst in Scotland and the above church events are not convenient then please contact us at pam.wunderli@maf-uganda.org and we will see what we can do. Looking forward to seeing as many of you as we can whilst in Bonnie Scotland. Quick Shoulder Update A coup...

It has been predicted that Uganda will have a long rainy season.  Already we are noticing the effects of it as pot holes are increasing in roads that used to be fairly good.  Below is a photo that our Communications Officer shared with us of a road in Northern Uganda.  This road leads to a major hospital in the area.  Thanks to MAF's regular blood delivery they are able to have units of blood available for their patients.  MAF also helps with any emergencies if roads are bad and a patient needs to get to Kampala.  A good reminder of why MAF does what it does. *sorry for the quality of the photo but you get the idea

Furlough 2015/16 Some of you will know already that we are heading to Scotland for Christmas this year.  This will only be our second Christmas at "home" in 14 years so it is going to be very different for us all.  J and Z are excited about this furlough and are praying that they see snow. So if you don't like snow and Scotland gets dumped on then you can blame J and Z (ha ha) This is not a holiday as such but our furlough that we would have normally taken next summer.  We will be speaking at Wester Hailes Baptist Church on Sunday 13th December.  More details to follow once we have them.  We will also be speaking at another Church, but again we are awaiting confirmation of this engagement. We have been asked by MAF Switzerland to increase the level of our support so we have been busy doing that remotely from Uganda but will also be good to touch base with potential supporters face to face. We are looking forward to catching up with family, friends and su...

While I was living it up at Ladies Retreat Simon was holding the fort at home with Joshua and Zara.  I don't go away that often but when I do the kids know that fun times lie ahead with Dad.  The rules get bent a bit when either Simon or I are gone and the kids like this alot.  It means staying up late with friends and being spoiled in one way or another. During this weekend Joshua had a football tournament on.  The school that J and Z are at have joined ISSAK (International School Sports Association Kampala).  Joshua is on the school team and they practice on Tuesdays and Thursday from 3-5pm.  Unfortunately they lost this time around but Simon said it was very close and could have gone either way.  Seems like they had a great time and a lot of effort was put it.  Below are some photos of the team and Joshua.