Day 12...
Such a lot happened during Wednesday, it's hard to know where to begin. But as Julie Andrews has so helpfully suggested previously, I'll start at the very beginning...
Wednesday was always going to be the last full day of 'normal' work at the two schools. With some relief (owing to the previous exertions associated with concrete blocks), the remaining builders at Glory (4 weary souls) switched their attention from the staff accommodation block to the 'flower beds' in front of the school buildings. We had been asked to 'tidy up' these beds if at all possible, and so embarked on what proved to be something of an archaeological dig. Having erected our strings lines, we began to dig trenches for a line of crudely fired clay bricks to surround the existing plants. We had not anticipted locating the remains of an earier dynasty in the process. As we laboured, we unearthed clay bricks which carbon dating has since proved are at least two years old. Inspired by this discovery, we pressed on and by the end of the day had made a fair job of establishing a boundary to the school vegetation patch!
Meanwhile, on a planet far far away (25 minutes via the dusty B753, barely wide enough for a goat, never mind a bus full of goats), the medical and
kids' club teams were making fantastic progress with the pupils at Kiti. Much to her delight, Debbie was able to get through an unexpectedly long list of folk seeking eye tests. As always, the occasional applicant complained of near blindness, being completely unable to see the sight cards during preliminary tests, in the hope of acquiring a pair of shiny pair of glasses. However, such actors are apparently fairly easily identified - a result confirmed when the application of a pair of plain lenses to the individual results in perfect vision!! Dianne also found the pupils to be open and responsive, keen to learn more about how they could contribute to promoting good health for themselves and others.
Finally, the kids' club team found themselves dealing with huge numbers of pupils, both morning and evening (the school was split to facilitate the team). Again, the response was inspiring, although exhausting for the (enlarged) team. I am confident that a much good seed was distributed through the faithful work of the kids' club team members.
On the way back to the guesthouse in Kampala, Debbie managed to procure the eye infection test results (and the requisite drops for treatment) for one of the pupils at Glory. This was undoubtedly yet another example of having a positive impact on the life of another, and illustrates beautifully the text emblazoned on the back of each team members t-shirt - Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God (Micah 6v8).
All in all, another great day.
More in due course,
'McBlogger'
Wednesday was always going to be the last full day of 'normal' work at the two schools. With some relief (owing to the previous exertions associated with concrete blocks), the remaining builders at Glory (4 weary souls) switched their attention from the staff accommodation block to the 'flower beds' in front of the school buildings. We had been asked to 'tidy up' these beds if at all possible, and so embarked on what proved to be something of an archaeological dig. Having erected our strings lines, we began to dig trenches for a line of crudely fired clay bricks to surround the existing plants. We had not anticipted locating the remains of an earier dynasty in the process. As we laboured, we unearthed clay bricks which carbon dating has since proved are at least two years old. Inspired by this discovery, we pressed on and by the end of the day had made a fair job of establishing a boundary to the school vegetation patch!Meanwhile, on a planet far far away (25 minutes via the dusty B753, barely wide enough for a goat, never mind a bus full of goats), the medical and
kids' club teams were making fantastic progress with the pupils at Kiti. Much to her delight, Debbie was able to get through an unexpectedly long list of folk seeking eye tests. As always, the occasional applicant complained of near blindness, being completely unable to see the sight cards during preliminary tests, in the hope of acquiring a pair of shiny pair of glasses. However, such actors are apparently fairly easily identified - a result confirmed when the application of a pair of plain lenses to the individual results in perfect vision!! Dianne also found the pupils to be open and responsive, keen to learn more about how they could contribute to promoting good health for themselves and others.Finally, the kids' club team found themselves dealing with huge numbers of pupils, both morning and evening (the school was split to facilitate the team). Again, the response was inspiring, although exhausting for the (enlarged) team. I am confident that a much good seed was distributed through the faithful work of the kids' club team members.
On the way back to the guesthouse in Kampala, Debbie managed to procure the eye infection test results (and the requisite drops for treatment) for one of the pupils at Glory. This was undoubtedly yet another example of having a positive impact on the life of another, and illustrates beautifully the text emblazoned on the back of each team members t-shirt - Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God (Micah 6v8).
All in all, another great day.
More in due course,
'McBlogger'
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