Friday, November 13, 2015

Bike and Boda loads, Our Day Hike to Sipi Falls and members of Njeru Branch.


A Boda transport delivering bread.

This is a load of wood being delivered by bike.

Taken out our truck window and I completely missed the bike!

0n the left is our guide, Thomas, Then Ralph, Sis Goodwin,
Elder Goodwin, Sis Gillett and Elder Chabra. Some
must be in pay toilet. We are celebrating Goodwin's 40th
wedding anniversary at Sipi Falls high on the mountain above Mbale

Sis Chabra showing us the wonderful PAY toilet! YIKES!!
We really did have to PAY for the use!!!

We all used hiking sticks, it was so steep and very, very muddy.
By the time we got to the top we were socked!! And our feet
covered in mud!

Madilyn and Ralph on another mountain top overlooking the falls.
Sipi Falls is in the background  just above Ralph's left ear.

Some thorns on the bushes they use for cattle pens.

Elder Goodwin, Elder Gillett, Elder Chabra, young bull
and Elder Howard.

This sweet, old lady was sitting by her house and needed
someone to visit her. So I did! She has a bad leg.

Ralph and Madilyn at the bottom of the falls, quite wet!


Rosemary Apio from Njeru Branch will leave
next week to serve in Cape Coast Ghana.


This is Patience, the branch pres daughter, very
sharp and smart and my friend.

Moses Mesindi also leaving to serve in Cape Coast

A sign on the road by Mission Office. I have never seen a zebra!

This is the taxi park and Suzy insisted that we walk through
the middle of it on our material shopping trip! Ofcourse
we were covered in mud!

A favorite drink at Prunes, a great place to eat!

Bike Transports, Nets going to Soroti, New Truck, Wheelchair Clinic, and Mad/Cow?

Lady carrying load of seats to market. We see them carry
anything on their head...no matter size or how heavy! Amazing!!

More Bike transports. This time campaign posters to a rally.
It is election time here in Uganda!

Bike with load of gerry cans for water. If these are full
this would be a very heavy load!!!

Probably no water.

We have had mosquito nets stored at the Mission Pres home.
We are getting ready to deliver to the Soroti area.

His driveway is very steep so safety measures are taken!

The drivers have been very careful.

Trying to get everything to fit. This is the 2nd truck load.

These are the new ford trucks, parked in our compound.

 E/S Howard's truck. Silver, 6 speed, 3.2 diesel, leather
seats and blue tooth. Constantly in need of wash from the
unfinished roads and huge potholes!!!

This man has come to a wheelchair clinic, sponsored by
Ministry of Health. E Howard attended without his comp
who was at another function.

Previous wheelchair recipients.

Various wheelchairs available for any need.

All shapes and sizes!

Young Lady at the clinic.

This is no bull! In my previous pic the calf was nursing! These
horns look heavy.
We just finished loading all the mosquito nets and decided to
try on horns. This is our Mission President. Sis Chatfield in the
doorway and Pres Chatfield adjusting my horns. Ralph is amazed!

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Glasses Handover with Suzan Apondi in Jinja on Oct 16 2015 & lunch!

Main Street Primary School in Jinja. The church had 300 glasses
to give away. These were left over from a project in Rwanda.

Suzan Apondi was the organizer for this event and asked E/S
Howard to help support it. Pres and S Chatfield came, but had
a wedding and would be late. They had announced that the Pres
of the LDS church was coming! So when Ralph and I showed up
they assumed he was the Vice Pres. :)

 Eye Dr. (blue shirt) helping someone get the proper prescription.

The people were waiting under a tent that had been set up outside.


I think E Howard is trying to rest his eyes.

We started the glasses handover around 2:00pm. It had been a long
day for most of these good people.


Everyone was very thankful and appreciative.


We even had an officer come who we were thrilled to meet.

Most of the ladies were in their 'Sunday Best'

We were thrilled to help with such a great project. A blessing
to many people!
We went to a fancy, nice place for lunch, along the Nile River.

Suzan Apondi and E Howard. Can you see a dinosaur in background?

This was Suzy's lunch! She was very excited!!
A whole talipia!

She ate the whole thing! Including the eyeballs and fins. She said
the fins taste like crackers! I took her word for it. No need to try!
I had delicious pork chops! YEAH!!
A wonderful day and a great blessing to 300 people! :)