Uganda: Week Two

This was written yesterday!
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Hello everyone!

Anna and I are doing well. Today is Heroes Day, a Ugandan holiday, that honors people who have sacrificed themselves for the betterment of the Ugandan people. Last Wednesday was also a holiday called Martyr’s Day. Holidays are similar to the holidays back at home. Most people do not work on holidays. Therefore the clinic is also closed on public holidays. Last Wednesday Dr. Joseph and Esther Chung returned from their five-week stay in Korea. Dr. Joseph is a pediatrician at the Bethesda Medical Center.

In Uganda there are two seasons - the dry and the wet season. Since we are in the rainy season, it rains often and unpredictably. Kampala is the capital of Uganda. Since it is the city, the air is really polluted. There are also a lot of thefts that happen. Therefore we have to lock the door every time we leave the room. There still isn’t much for us to do at the clinic, but last week, we watched an endoscopy procedure. In Uganda, the Bethesda Medical Center is the only place a biopsy can be done during an endoscopy. We also saw a case of malaria and identified it under a microscope.

On Sunday we attended the Kyambogo UBF worship service. Makere University is the top university in the nation and Kyambogo is the second in the nation. While Makere University is in the middle of a bustling city, Kyambogo reminded us more of the suburbs. The Sunday service was very similar to the one back at home. One difference is that after sharing a light lunch, they have a short 30 minute testimony writing and sharing time. Shepherd Dan gave a message on Numbers 13 & 14. The key verse was Number 14:9 - “Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.” The Israelites who grumbled against God were unable to enter the Promised Land. In the same way, we should not grumble against God but trust the Lord because he is always faithful to his promises. Shepherd John gave us a tour of the Kyambogo campus. Their prayer topic is that Kyambogo will be a God-fearing and missionary-sending campus. It is so encouraging to see people labor hard for the Lord here. They are also in the process of buying land in order to build a church. Dr. Samuel Yoo is currently pioneering and working to build a medical school in Swaziland, a small African country located in Southern Africa. Missionary Mary Yoo, Dr. Samuel’s wife, has stayed in the Kyambogo chapter but will leave for Korea at the end of the month. After visiting her children in Korea, she plans to join Dr. Samuel in Swaziland.

Yesterday Anna and I visited an orphanage, Sanyu’s Babies Home. We held and fed babies. There are so many babies who need constant care. Anna and I also teach the violin to Dr. Livingstone and Grace’s children Grace and Noah. Thank you for all your prayers and please continue to pray for our health, safety, and that we may attend 6 AM prayer meetings!