Trip to Kampala with Sister
Vincentina
Our journey to the bustling
city of Kampala began on the morning of Friday January 11 for the
purpose of exchanging currency and purchasing a phone to use during
our stay in Uganda. Nadine, Jimmy and I set out in the bus with the
driver to accomplish this task. Richard followed us with his own
vehicle. Richard is a very kind man who is from the farm and is the
manager for the entire operation it seems.
First we made a stop at a
facility which is for the care of children with plastic surgery
needs as well as orthopedic concerns.
The hospital is clean and nice and has beautiful art on the walls of
the lobby . We then headed on to pick up Sister Vincentina who helped
us in Kampala with the task (and art) of picking up a Ugandan phone
and assisted with money exchange. She again helped us the following
day, along with more of the group, and continued to teach us the art
and science of crossing dowtown traffic on foot. We will hopefully
see her again but not likely until the end of our trip as she is
resting for 4 weeks, in Kampala, at her brother's house and will not
see us in Kalongo . We are looking forward to our trip tomorrow with
another Sister from Kalango and anticipating our meeting/reunion
with the staff of Father Ambrosoli Hospital there. To date the trip
has been very enjoyable and inciteful (the clinic is wonderful and a
day and half of seeing OB patients went very smoothly). The warmth of
the people her at Masindi farm is palpable.
Jim & Debbie Hinshaw
El Paso, TX
The ob clinic
The ob clinic was about to start
the ladies were waiting under a tree they were dressed in their best
and they were wearing fabric wound around their heads in the fanciest
fabrics i found a seguient on the ground walking woundering where it
could possibly be from it was from the ladies
fabric. There were about 25 women to
see. He found a woman with an enlarged spleen a woman
with malaria they are able to test for
this and a woman dialated allready when seen most were in
great shape the people are strong here
and in good shape.
Jim and Debbie Hinshaw
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