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Jane Wilby |
 Jane at the SICM Missions Centre prior to leaving for Uganda |
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true African style, nothing has gone according to plan so far, which
will come as no surprise to those who have worked in African countries.
The story so far….. Soroti – the district of Soroti is in Northern half of Uganda, and the town of Soroti is the main town and my base. It is about 5 hours drive from Kampala. Soroti is a busy town, with a hotchpotch of organisations based here, including Y.W.A.M. and a Norwegian missionary society. The town is completely flat apart from an enormous rock, on top of which is the town’s water tank. Accommodation – I am renting a two bed-roomed bungalow in the grounds of the Church of Uganda “cathedral”. There is a flushing WC, cold running water and an occasional electric supply. I have very basic essentials, and will be stocking up bit by bit. My calendar of Yorkshire has pride of place. I also have a house maid, who is “mzungi-fied” i.e. knows how to cook food for white people ! My programme – I am working for S.I.C.M., but will be working alongside a local Pastor, Levi Elonga, who is a partner of S.I.C.M., and also working with the Church of Uganda. Most of my work will involve ministering in the villages, particularly to the women, and helping with health care projects. My second bible is an excellent book called “Where There is No Doctor”, which will go everywhere with me. I have also been asked by the occupational therapy school in Kampala if I would consider being a field work co-ordinator for students at the hospital here. I visited a well organised disability project which is run by disabled people and has a small group of community based rehabilitation workers (all disabled) who assess, make and provide aids and equipment (wheelchairs included) and carry out rehabilitation programmes in the people’s homes. Very commendable ! Polio and cerebral palsy seem to be the main causes of disability – malaria is prevalent and causes various related illnesses. One answer to prayer – the Post Office here has a computer with internet facilities, so you are able to e-mail me now : jewilby2000@yahoo.co.uk However did David Livingstone cope without a mobile phone and e-mail.’ Field Address : Box 117, Soroti. Uganda. |
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