An overdue update

Greetings, I see it has been 10 days since I last wrote. Wee baby Jethro is making good progress and even putting on weight. An X-ray last week showed no damage to him, so the miracle of his life continues thanks to the constant care of Pita. This is taking its toll on her so please pray that she can get enough rest.
We have had quite a busy time here (do we ever not...) . We had Owen's 12th birthday last Saturday with hamburgers, cake, ice cream, sodas and DVD, a great party, then it was Doreen's on Sunday too. Elections for President and MPs were held on Friday and fortunately the fears of violence did not come to fruition, it was largely peaceful with President Museveni being returned for another 5 years. However, there are many allegations of vote rigging, bribery, intimidation etc. and many results to be challenged in the courts so we haven't heard the end of it yet. The local government elections were held yesterday again with allegations of corruption but time will tell how they work out.
Marilyn and I have had the last three days in Jinja for R & R and heard of the devastating earthquake in Christchurch. The room we are staying in has TV so we were able to see a lot of what was happening via BBC World News so this has dominated our time here. We have been able to read, swim and relax somewhat but had some concern about some relatives of mine down there. I was able to ring my cousin last night and she was able to reassure us that all were OK, only minor damage where they were and they were all well, so that was a relief. Modern technology is great, it was like I was talking to someone in the next room the call was so clear. Heard also from our daughter Jen who is coming to visit in about 10 days time for three weeks which we are REALLY looking forward to.
That's about all I have time for at present as we need to check out from where we are staying (maybe one more swim before we go) and then return to our family. We continue to pray for those affected by the earthquake and for those rescue workers who continue to put themselves at risk. Please pray also for peace to prevail in Uganda, as we have been watching the TV the unrest in Libya, Bahrain and other parts of the world has invaded our lives and we realise how important peace is. We do feel quite safe here though there remains the potential for civil unrest.
Till next time
God Bless