Wednesday was Wonderful

We had a wonderful day today.  We started out after another great breakfast. We arrived at the village to the welcoming cheers of the Nusery Students who were playing in the school yard. Dr. Belsha and Dr. Killian went to work in the medical clinic and did not stop til 5:30pm. They helped so women and children. A lot of the older women had high blood pressure. They were given 3 month supplies of medicine. We saw some children with malaria. Dr. Killian is seeing many of the same children and parents. They are all very appreciative of the care given to them!  The young men of the team-Wyatt and Chad-held Bible Study with the older boys of the school. It was awesome  The topic was related to the Ten Commandments.  The team also spent a good part of the day with the sponsored students getting to know them better and sharing the gifts from the sponsors with the students. The joy of the children will be evident from the pictures. The day ended as we left singing and saying goodbye until tomorrow. Saying good bye til next time will be hard. 

Tuesday in Kawete

We began the day with shopping for school supplies for all the students. They will all have new notebooks and pencils for the year ahead!  Next we received the good news about Hellen, the young lady with Pregnancy Induced Hypertension! Her labs and tests were all good and the baby is healthy and about 29 weeks gestational age!  Her blood pressure is normalized with medicine and she was able to leave the hospital and go home! She will receive close follow-up by Nusre Stella until she delivers in 8 weeks. Prayer for Hellen will be helpful!  At school today there was a lot of activity. The girls did a Bible Study in their dormitory with Jacquelind, Clare, Miranda, Bridget, and Elizabeth all participating!  It encouraged the young women to appreciate their inner beauty and value as revealed by Jesus!  Wyatt and Chad played soccer til they were worn out by the CCLS Uganda boys!  Dr. Belsha and Dr. Killian spent the day in the Medical Clinic and saw about 50 patients. Alexandra and Wyatt helped in the clinic as well. We then ended the day with the school assembly and dismissal and prayer of thanks for the day. It was a great day. God is present here with the beautiful people of Uganda!

                                     

A New Beginning at the Beginning of the Week

Today we had a great visit to CCLS-Uganda!  We arrived ready to work, play, sing, teach and dance.
We organized activities and opened the MedicaL Clinic right after arriving.  Dr. Killian saw patients all day.  There were 4 cases of malaria which were treated.  Most important was the diagnosis of a pregnant woman, Helen, with Pregnancy Induced Hypertension with Pre-Eclampsia.  She presented with headache and swelling of face and legs at 8 months pregnant.  Her blood pressure was high at 142/96.  This condition can be life threatening for both the Mother and the baby.  We took her to a hospital with her Mother to a hospital in Iganga which is about 15 miles away.  The Ultrasound showed the baby was ok but we admitted her with the help of the on-call physician Dr. Nelson Mahulo.  She will have more tests run and started on low dose medicine to lower her blood pressure.  If things worsen or if the baby is stressed they will have to deliver the baby to save the baby and Mom, Helen.  Please keep her in your prayers.  She is a graduate of CCLS-Uganda.

We also did a first at CCLS-Uganda.  We had a mini-VBS with the preschool children.  It was lead by Diane Belsha, Kindergarten teacher from CCLS-St. Louis.  All the team participated and the children loved it.  It was so joyful and fun.

The team shared the rest of the day with all the children.  Classrooms were observed while teaching and the encouragement of the teaching staff for the students was impressive.  During breaks there was much playing in the courtyard of the school with singing, dancing, soccer, jump rope, running, tumbling and blowing bubbles.  Relationships started and growing.  Lives are being changed as God works in the village of Kawete and at CCLS-Uganda!