I watched a DVD that Seb recommended because it explains what the team in Mbarara are trying to accomplish. It's called 'Build Something Beautiful' and was filmed by AIM's 'On Field Media' team. They do a great job of showing the diverse range of work that AIM is engaged in. You can find it by clicking here: http://www.aimint.org/eu/explore/videos/172-build-something-beautiful .
Feel free to watch some of the other DVDs when you have time.
I'd also like to introduce you to another of the people I'm hoping to visit in Uganda.
This is Kathleen Burns. Kathleen was the first 'real' AIM missionary I met after I started work here. She was passing through the office during her last home assignment, just before returning to Uganda.
Kathleen is a Scot from Edinburgh and quite a character. I think she needs to be, because she's involved in some pretty tough work. She is a nurse, who has been working for several years with HIV/AIDS sufferers in Kampala. More recently she was asked to undertake similar work among the fishing communities, who live on the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria (see picture on 4 April). There's just one small problem: Lake Victoria is the world's second largest freshwater lake and Kathleen gets sea-sick!
At first, she tried to make excuses, but Kathleen recognised this as God's call, so she goes - and now I'll be going with her. But only for two days. Not sure if I'll get sea-sick, but I expect I'll find out.
Please pray for Kathleen. She's actually back home in Edinburgh at the moment, having just had her gall bladder removed. She's making a good recovery and hopes to be fit and well enough by the time we're due to visit the islands on 19-20 June. Here's Kathleen with some of the island children.
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