WUNDERLI WANDERINGS

You might be thinking as you read the title of this post that that is nothing new for the Wunderli's especially with Simon's job.  He is regularly in EDRC or South Sudan during the week with occasional trips to other parts of Africa.  Even for Joshua, Zara and I this year we managed to travel through Turkey, Scotland and Qatar all in the space of three weeks and then not forgetting a 10 day trip to Zanzibar. However, this move is more permanent.  God willing in November of this year we will be moving to Australia.  We have been making plans for this for a few months now but nothing was confirmed.  In some ways it still isn't as we wait on paperwork to be processed.  However, time is marching on and we felt it better to let you know our plans before November rolls around. We will continue working with MAF but in Australia rather than Uganda.  Simon will take on the role of a Standardisation Flight Instructor at the MAF Training Centre in Mareeba (50...

It has been a while since I have written anything in our blog due to life just being a bit hectic but hopefully now I can sit down and write a bit of an update. Joshua, Zara and I were in Scotland for 2+ weeks which ended up being three due to the problems in Turkey and subsequent change in return flight.  Thankful to avoid a bomb attack and being in the middle of an attempted coup.  We enjoyed the time catching up with family and friends without the pressure of a hectic schedule.  Thanks to all of you for making it a fun time. Simon was not able to join us as he was one of the few remaining pilots covering the Uganda programme during the busy summer period.  He also spent a week upcountry helping with evacuations from South Sudan.  As I write he is currently on an overnight doing some more flights into South Sudan.  We were thankful we got to see him last night before he took off again.  Please pray for the people in South Sudan in these uncer...

Last week Simon flew a plane load of medicines up to Yida which is in the far north of South Sudan. A MAF South Sudan flight also joined him full of medicines.  There is still a lot of unrest in this area with frequent bombings.  FRM (Far Reaching Ministries) work in this area and supplied all the medicines.  Below are some photos taken of the unloading of the planes with the much prized cargo. MAF South Sudan flight en route to Yida. Cargo being unloaded from both planes to be taken to where it is needed most.  There have been articles in the news recently of hospitals in South Sudan really struggling to find what they need for all the patients that regularly arrive at their door.  Please pray for this country and for the many needs that there are. So good to see MAF South Sudan and MAF Uganda working so closely together. :)

On a recent flight to Gulu, Northern Uganda, Simon noticed an oil leak coming from the strut on the nose wheel.  After consulting the Chief Engineer on his opinion it was recommended that a piece of rubber tied tightly around the strut would suffice to get him back to base at Kajjansi.  Thankfully, when Simon asked around at the airstrip if there were any strips of rubber available there were.  Below you can see the black rubber strip just above the nose wheel.  Thankful for a practical husband and Chief Engineer that think outside the box.  The plan worked and the plane made it safely back to Kajjansi with no damage done.

This past two weeks has been busy for us.  I have been doing a course called Living Wisdom.  You can check it out at www.livingwisdom.com.au.  It was an intense two weeks and not much got done aside from it.  There was also homework in the evenings as well as time to process the lectures of the day.  My head is still a bit dizzy. Simon left last Thursday for a trip to South Africa.  He flew the Chadian caravan down to be repainted.  He left Thursday and overnighted in Zambia.  He thought he might need to make a stop in Congo for refueling but thanks to a good tail wind it was not necessary.  From Ndola, Zambia he flew onto Lanseria, South Africa.  He just made it in time before the hangar closed. I guess they shut up shop earlier on a Friday.  He flew back via Rwanda yesterday and made it home safely last night.  Zara was so excited to see him.  You would have thought he had been gone for months. (haha) Joshua and...

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...