Rough and smooth landing in Uganda 21st August

This is the police report of the theft of important documents from our car in a shopping mall under the nose of a security guard. Passports, driving licenses; credit cards; and Dave’s original medical certificates, and a few others things were taken.

After the initial shock and self pity, we realized that everything is replaceable, except for the certificates, and that really we should be more careful in a 20 years old car with wobbly locks. We were also reminded of the forces of evil that turn a fine person into a wicked cruel one.,

The smooth landing is the many delightful gracious Ugandans who have helped us in our difficulties. Also we are thrilled with the fine Toyota Landcruiser we have been loaned. Tomorrow we drive the 300 miles from Kampala to the Western border of Uganda.

Flashback to car slogans in Sierra Leone

Some of these brought a smile or chuckle as they drove past (or didn’t!)

CHAPTER 2 IN WESTERN UGANDA

Lyths in Uganda

Thank you for your interest in this blog (nearly 1,000 hits in the last 2 years), which gave an insight into West Africa. The story continues, but with some changes:

New location: A 250 bed general hospital in a very rural (Kagando not on google maps) and poor area of Western Uganda, 10 miles north of the equator and 5 miles from the Congo border.

New purpose: In Sierra Leone we supported the vision of Mercy Ships under Western management; in Uganda we will support local African leadership, under the Episcopalian Church of Uganda, whose vision is ‘To Demonstrate and Promote Christian Love through Holistic Care and Development of the rural population of Kasese District’.

New roles: Dave, under the leadership of General Surgeon and Medical Director of Frank Asiimwe will:
Share in the Fistula work that treated 150 patients last year.
Train Frank as a Urologist.
Train junior doctors and nurses.
Assist with the service of emergency general surgery.

Helen will advise on ‘learning difficulties’ in the linked Kagando Primary School, with 700 pupils and other educational needs that arise.

UNCHANGED
Love of Africa.
Love for the young, the sick, and the poor.

Needs for the Lyths
Prayer for our arrival (21st August) and settling in our small cottage.
Making friends (no other Westerners after September).
Intensive language study (Lukonzo- a tough one) for 6 weeks.
Feeling our way into new roles.

The Encouragement of supporters.
Your prayers make the difference to what happens.
Your financial support goes a long, long way in Africa.

How?
Email us for a copy of our letter ‘Africa – Chapter 2’ (dave.lyth@gmail.com
and helen.lyth@gmail.com).
Introduce yourself. We can alert you every time we publish a new blog.
Become a "Friend of Kagando". See www.friendsofkagando

“LETS DO IT FOR THE YOUNG, THE SICK AND THE POOR IN WESTERN UGANDA AND EASTERN CONGO!”