Diarrhea and Wheelchairs

(From September 12, 2006) Greetings All! Things here in the bush are still going well but as the title implied things here have been mushy at best. But thank the lord the worst is past. After our training in the capital city it was nice to get home. The first week back, we attented the church conference for the church's in Kasempa district. It was similar to church camp in the states except for no amenities and basically it's just how you always live (camp fires don't have the same novelty when you always use them for 3 meals a day) I think the people really enjoyed us being there and they welcomed us warmly. Upon returning from the conference we got sick for a little over a week. Numerous other people in the community got sick also so there must have been some bug going around there. So after a very slow paced week we pretty much mended. And none too soon either because the mission hospital close to us invited us to a potluck last Friday evening so our complete motivation for the week was getting our stomachs ready for action. Also, we're excited because we are starting to see a few of our projects taking off. The church has started a sunday school class for the children, we have introduced some rabbits into the community to start breeding, an dnext week we'll be delivering 2 wheelchairs to a few disabled people in our community. The wheelchairs are awesome and I might have a hard time parting with them. They are these all-terrain three wheeled hand cranked tanks. We can't wait to deliver them. Another exciting thing is that our tomato plants our doing well. We take pride in our gardening and are okay with the fact that we are becoming very old for our age. Yes life in the bush is slow but it is good. And what makes it even better is that our nearest town is slowly developing to cater to American needs. A few evenings back, Heather and I had a hamburger and fries while watching a Marc Anthony/Westlife DVD in a tiny restaurant. It was incredible! Marc Anthony never sounded so sweet. And we've noticed that our appreciation for pretty much anything American is constantly increasing. I can honestly even say that I truly enjoy hearing Michael Bolton. He's the hottest thing here right now and I'm okay with it. I even encourage it. So not too much excitement going on but not too much stress either so I suppose it balances out.