WUNDERLI WANDERINGS

One of our MAF Pilots, Dave Forney, took this amazing photo of "Scottie" our Cessna 208.  The flight was for an organisation called Every Village that works in remote areas of South Sudan. Enjoy the different facial expressions of the children. :)

There is a phrase that goes something like "change is as good as a holiday".  Well there has been a bit of a change around here in the last few weeks.  Ha but not all of it has been a holiday :)  F or about 14 plus years I have been involved in the same Bible study group ever since moving to Uganda.  It has changed over the years both in style, people and locations however it has kept going.  A number of years ago I was asked if I would take it over and teach.  It has been a great privilege to do that and I have learned so much through the process.  One Bible teacher, Chuck Missler, said "if you want to know your Bible teach a Bible Study".  How right he was.  I have enjoyed the study time just as much as I have enjoyed the teaching part. However, around Easter time I shared with the leadership team that I would be stepping down from this role and my involvement in Bible study.  It wasn't an easy step to take as it has been a p...

Joshua and Zara were recently in a school performance called Oliver.  Below are a couple of photos of them in action.  Not sure who they take their performing skill from? :) Acacia Photo Can you spot Joshua? Acacia Photo Can you find Zara?

Thank you to all of you who prayed for our recent Ladies Retreat.  Many have said it was the best one yet. Thankful for a great leadership team that worked well together.   Our theme for this retreat was The Fruitful Connection and we looked at John 15 and Galatians 5. We started out on Friday night with a bonfire and testimony/worship time together.  It was amazing to hear of how God had worked in the lives of the two ladies that shared.  We serve an awesome God. On the Saturday I taught on the first three verses of John 15.  We looked at the importance of being connected to the vine and being pruned by the Gardener.  After the first session there was a time for the ladies to go off by themselves and spend some time with God and listen to what He had to say to them. A friend of mine continued in teaching the rest of John 15 (v's 4-17) in two further sessions with times of prayer afterwards.  There were also meaningful times of worship throughout...

This post won't be as long as normal due to me typing with one hand. :)  Last Wednesday I had surgery on my left shoulder.  I had been having problems for about a year and a half and tried different treatments but with no success.  The diagnosis was subacromial bursitis.  For all you medics there is a diagram below :)  The surgeon took off 6mm of bone in one area and 4mm in another.  There was talk of having to cut the bicep and tie it but thankfully when they did surgery it wasn't necessary. I saw three doctors on Monday prior to surgery.  Two of which were shoulder specialists from Canada who were in country for 6 days doing surgeries.  They scheduled me for Wednesday.  Simon and I went into hospital at 7:30am and the surgery took place at 1:30pm.  I was back in my hospital room by 5:30pm.  The actual surgery takes between 30 and 50 mins normally but the anesthetic took longer to wear off.  We were home the next again ...

Mount Kalongo, We camped on top of here the first night This was our home for the night.  An amazing view from the top but also very windy. Here is me cooking dinner for the night....beef fillet if you are interested to know! Nadia and I battling the wind on top of Mt Kalongo (thanks for the photo Nadia!) The road down the mountain, not for the faint of heart. The view from the other side..... African sunrise and sunset....the photos don't do it justice. Getting fuel for our trip further north.  The pump wasn't electric and had to be done by hand.  Who needs the gym? Need a new roof for your hut then make them an offer they might just take you up on it Our home for the next three nights We brought all our food up for this trip....it was quite the logistical challenge. The moon was bright each night so it never felt pitch dark. Bush fires...

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.