Uganda update for Friday, June 13

From Chris Thornton:

Subject: Uganda Friday 13

Prayer request are listed within. Please also pray that our group will not be overwhelmed with the need, but lean solely upon Christ.

First thing in morning
Tamara is sick and unable to go out with us today. Prayers for healing.

Libby Haney is heading up child outreach is Tamara's absence. Preston, Sunny, and Karen are helping in this team.

Sylvia is heading up pharmacy team with Daphane and Pam

Dewey, Keith, and Charles are heading up the construction team to paint a school

Mike Adelman is head of crowd control

Dr cross and Fossey are treating patients

April is assisting the doctors

Jody and I are in the prayer room

The excitement is high.... The team is ready to go out and love the people

Talk to you soon

Thank you for the prayers

Special message from Pam to Palmer - "I Love you!" (Palmer e-mail her back even if it is through me, sweetie. I'm not sure which address you are staying right now)

Four hours later…
This is insane..... It is controlled chaos with needs everywhere. Children are everywhere and the team, while stressed a little seems to be doing well. More to come later.... I am off to buy more medicines and 100 mosquito nets to hand out.

The doctors are being the hands and feet of Christ and the pharmacy ladies are incredibile. April is a machine helping people.

Mike has the crowd control down with grace and love for the people.

The construction team is just getting started. More later.

The child outreach team is rocking it. Bubbles are a huge hit!!!!

I am about to ride 10 miles on the back of a motorcycyle to town with pastor Edward and a local doctor. More on this adventure later!!!!

Two hours after that…
Talk about an African adventure all for me!!

I rode as the third person on the back of a motorcycle 10 miles to jinja from the village of lubani where we are set up for the day. I went to buy additional medicines the doctors need as well as 100 mosquito nets we will hand out to families to combat malaria.

2 Africans and a muzungu (white person) flying down a dirt rode in Uganda.... Had to be a sight. I loved it!!!!

Headed back now to eat lunch, at 2:45pm, and continue the clinic the rest of the day.

Not sure how the rest of the team is yet. Will update tonight.

Keep prayers going for organization, rest tonight, supplies to not run out early, and grace to be on the team. It is crazy in the clinic, but everyone seems to really be out there serving and giving of themselves.

Prayer room is awesome to have the opportunity to pray for healing and blessing in peoples lives.

We are flying down a dirt road back to the village in a car. Picked it up in town...... Would have loved to ride the motorcycle back!!!! Not sure how fast we are going as the speedometer does not work......

Keep up the prayers!