time for some new pics

 Girls displaying the clothes they had knitted and the rings they used to do so.

 Safari ants on the path outside our house, they travelled past for over a day

 some elderly gentleman (old fella) relaxing at the Haven in Jinja

 Rhode's close friend Angel dressed up for her ninth birthday

 Nursery school assembly singing

 and dancing. Rhode of course

 Betty's birthday with all the boys she had invited to her party

 Our clothesline pole eaten by termites, we hope it will last another month

 dedicating baby Jason the day after he arrived

 we don't baptise babies but dedicate them to the Lord. Pastor John doing the honours.

 On the road to Jinja, Our Dr Seuss paddocks

 A typical load on a boda-boda

Being warned by a policewoman for taking her picture (even from a distance)

An update from Jinja

Oli Otya, Kia Ora, G'day
Time to update folks on our situation. We are in Jinja for two nights for a wee break, it will be our last time here. Marilyn has what we hope will be her last bout of malaria as we have made a decision that it is time to return to NZ for now. We have had five and a half years with NACMU, time which has been some of the most challenging but also the most rewarding of our lives and feel it is now time to leave. we depart on Dec. 22nd and arrive in Auckland at 2pm 24th Dec, just in time to have Christmas with Chris & Beck. So we are into having the last of things (Friday will be our last school assemblies) and trying to pack up and decide what to bring and what to leave will be a mission in itself. But to other news, Patrick remains at home but because of the HIV medication he is getting he is not feeding well, he brings a lot of it back, so please continue to pray for him. On Saturday we received another gift in the form of 5 day old Jason. He had been dumped literally on a rubbish dump and doused with paraffin, a passerby scared away whoever was responsible and took him to Mukono police. They called us so Mama & Papa went to get him. He is a gorgeous wee fella but did have a severe wound which was full of puss but he is in good hands at home. We will know more when we return this afternoon.
Other than that life continues to be full on, we have a lot to do in the next month so please pray for us for wisdom and energy
till next time, I will post some photos soon
God Bless

Away in a manger

Just have to share this. At Nursery School assembly on Friday
A Marilyn: Who knows what a manger is?
Answer from a child: A manger is away.
They had just sang away in a manger!!!! Aaah the innocence of children.
The latest with Patrick is that he is now off the oxygen and maintaining his breathing since last night but please continue to pray for improvement.
That's all for now
God Bless