Now I don’t know about other parents on their kids’ first birthday (and their first kid at that), but it was intense for us! I don’t think there was one person left in our home that we didn’t involve…(They are all secretly very thankful that we helped them discover their creative side). But yes, it [...]
Sara writes: A big Hi to you all! Introducing us three: Vincent; a sprightly German 26 year old, Sara: a 22 year old Spaniard, and our fat blubber ball Kaila who is one whole year old! It’s great to be able to talk to you all this way, and we hope you enjoy hearing about [...]
Wow, the last day at Mulago! A big team showed up today—perhaps 8 or 9 of us! After this week, I leave Uganda, so this would be my final day at the hospital. I thought maybe we could finish up today, but there’s still a little bit to do, which the rest of my team [...]
Dear Friends, Hope you enjoy these update pictorials from my work with The Family International here in Uganda; it covers the last three months’ projects. I’m gonna be sad to leave them! …But all good things must come to end…and we pick up and continue on! So the next time I send you a newsletter, [...]
WHO IS RICH? One day a wealthy man sent his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing him how poor people can be. The boy spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When he got home, his father asked him, “How was the [...]
The weddings in Nairobi were movie-perfect, except they were the real thing! The first one on Saturday was the marriage of a friend I’d known since childhood, and the next day was a twin-wedding! (With one of the brides being sister to the groom of the day before.) First though, we had to endure a [...]
I’ve recieved a number of emails in the last couple of days questioning that last email…and I realize now I didn’t explain in most of my updates that I was finally going home to the Philippines. Actually, I was supposed to have left last June, but have kept postponing till now. You may wonder why, [...]
If a picture is worth a thousand words, here are some of my favorite memories of Uganda. Click for a larger version.