Ugandan Tea

A Tea Plantation.  

Uganda is trying to export tea.  Lou drinks Ugandan tea every morning.

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Relaxing

Anthony and Joe relaxing.

Shower and Sink

The bucket toilet was inside the tent, but the sink and shower were outside.  Each morning someone filled the small tank at the sink and a larger tank perched in a tree that supplied the shower.  You can barely see the shower there in the tree, the spigot is above the flat rock, which you stood on.  By afternoon, was the water was a perfect temperature for the equator.

Housing

Our lodging at Queen Elizabeth National Park. 

Ultrasound

Using the ultrasound machine to diagnose liver cancer in this older gentleman.  Of course, there's nothing that can be done
 with that diagnosis, but it helps the patient and his family understand the situation and to know that it's not worth spending the 80 cents a day to stay in the hospital in hopes of a cure.

Beans

The beans have been planted!

Good Friday

The long line of folks leaving church on Good Friday afternoon.

Wheelchair

Check out the homemade wheelchair on the back of this pickup!

Surgical Ward

The male surgical ward.

Sign

This sign hangs above the entrance to the male surgical ward.

Traction

This boy is in traction for a broken bone.  Traction is provided by the weighted can hanging from the end of his bed.

Road and Homes

A typical stretch of road, with typical homes.

Water Taps

Notice the water taps on the front of this building.  This is where folks go to get safe water.  We ourselves are very blessed to have running water in our house.

Our house

Our house

Kisoro

The town of Kisoro, where we shop.  Those are shoes for sale in the grassy area in the middle.

Caretaker

The patient's family member or "caretaker" stays with them in the hospital, sleeping at night on the floor beside or under the patient's bed.