Mosquito Nets

Hello from Kampala,I will be in Kampala for the next few days. We have a volunteer leaving on Wednesday, so I will be here to see her off. While I am here I will be pricing many items for the house. I spoke with the contractor earlier this week. He plans to be done with the inside of the house by the end of the month. So, I should be painting by the first week of March. This past Thursday was a monumental day for Kaihura. We all received our power poles!!!! Now, I am not sure what that means exactly, when it comes to a time table for power, but it is a great step in the right direction. This past Tuesday, I with the help of some of the Bringing Hope staff began a mosquito net distribution program. We had 21 families from a nearby village come to the clinic to begin the project. This village was chosen because they do not have a well yet, so they are getting their water from some sort of surface water, which is probably a breeding place for mosquitoes. We had a questionnaire that we filled out on each of the families. We also had about half the families tested for malaria, typhoid and HIV. The rest of the families will be tested this week. On Thursday we will be visiting the village, looking at the conditions of their houses and beds, as well as looking at their source of water. This has turned into a fantastic project, because each family’s home will receive some much needed repair. The encouragement of mosquito nets and blankets for every bed in their homes in enough motivation to get their houses in order, which will help prevent their homes from being breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Now, this project is going to be a blessing for many homes, but with it comes the need for God’s guidance and wisdom. Out of about 15 people that were tested for HIV two of them were positive. And, next week when we go to their village we have to inform these people of this. This is new territory for me. So please pray for God’s direction for us as we head out there on Thursday. On Monday, the week before last, we had a party in honor of Faith. Here in Uganda they celebrate Hero’s Day, which is actually in June. But, for some reason some of the staff decided to have it in February, something tells me we will probably celebrate it in June as well. Either way, it was a good time. Hero’s Day, if I understand it correctly is similar to our President’s Day. But, I guess when it comes down to it you can honor whoever you want whenever you want. At this point I would like to thank everyone again for your love, prayers, support and concern. You are a blessing to us. Thank you for standing with us as we serve the people of Uganda.

Be Blessed,

Chris