Please Pray for this Precious Poppet!

Dissan is a baby under the care of Hope Family (our home for babies here at Kasana.) Since he came to stay with my good friends the Dendy`s who run Hope family, he has very quickly (in just 2 or 3 weeks,) won a special place in my heart.

I want to ask you to pray for him please as he has a very large lump growing on his neck which has been there since he was a month old. It is continuing to grow and we are monitoring him closely in case it begins to obstruct his airway (something to pray against.)

Stu has gone down with Malaria (please pray also for his quick and full recovery) so tomorrow Sarah and I will be taking Dissan back to Mulago hospital in Kampala to get the results of the biopsy that they did last week. Stu has already been back once to pick them (last Friday) but sadly, as is often the case, it was a wasted trip as the person who was meant to have written the lab report  had not and was nowhere to be seen.

Please pray that tomorrow we will get the correct results and that the Doctor will be able to diagnose what it is and how to best treat it......and that Sarah and I will have patience and grace for the day!

Whatever it is, we know that God is able to heal our precious boy and please pray with us that he will! Please also pray that Dissan`s Dad would continue to take interest in his son; sadly his Mum died when he was just a month old. Dad has other young children at home but has been helping to care for him this last week when he was in the hospital.

I must sign off here and give the boy his milk.......and then enjoy his gorgeous gurgles and smiles!

Thank you for your prayers.

I have me a roof!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend? I am writing this on a rainy sunday afternoon :)
Just wanted to post a picture of my house that now has roof rafters (well, I think that is what they`re called.....)

I was getting a bit discouraged that nothing had been happening for a few weeks on site. However, the builders had been busy down at the barn constructing the metal pole structures which they carried down early this week.....I was most excited!
As you can see, the land in front is getting a bit overgrown and I hope no snakes are getting any ideas about moving in!
And in case pictures of buildings being constructed aren`t your cup of tea (they are not usually mine!) then here is a very cute picture of my friends Sam and baby Dissan for you to enjoy! Dissan helped me with my office work on wednesday and inspired me to get most of our sponsor letters written.......

Have a fun week everyone, I`m sure I will!

Fetching Water and Other Fun on the Weekend.

I am often asked how I spend my weekends here at Kasana; if I get bored living out in the bush! Well, I do have to confess that sometimes I do escape to Kampala or Entebbe but not because I`m bored here.

A girls day breakfast in Kampala

Weekends at Kasana are never dull.
For the last month or so, our water tower and boreholes have been down and so my regular sunday night job has become the water run.....
I have driven to our secondary site with a car load of jerry cans and a couple of lads from our family group to fetch water for Hassan`s house, my own and others who have seen us going and thown one in!
Today however, we heard that our borehole this side was back on and so Kakande and I went down the barn and started pumping away......

Pumping for Water at the borehole!

A car load of jerry cans

It wasn`t long before I realised that Kakande was MUCH BETTER at this task than I was, so I took on the task of telling him when the jerry cans were full and screwing the lids on!

Weekends here often involve many visitors including some who sleep over......
First it was Honour and Kayesu who decided that they`d like a slumber party with auntie Kate which did not really involve much slumber but plenty of giggling, eating and drinking!

Kayesu & Honour

The week after that was Jafali`s turn to stay. He is one of the babies under the care of the Dendy`s who run Hope Family but they had gone away for the weekend leaving me with this gorgeous bundle of joy!

Jafali

Almost every Sunday, Hassan and Annet (one of the girls from my family group) come over for a chat, bible study, pray and usually a cup of tea and some cake (at which point Kakande usually joins us to!)

Annet in Lake Victoria

Perhaps another time, I will write about my trips to market on a saturday afternoons which is NOT my favourite activity but one that on occasions, can NOT be avoided!

So for those of you who worry about me being bored or even lonely, please don`t....I have plenty of little (and big) people keeping me from either and for that, I am very thankful (most of the time!)