New Perspective - 01/03

I have spent ten days in Rural Brurundi as part of a team of 9 design professionals assessing the facilities and operations of Kibuye Hospital. Many hardships and poverty highlighted the delight that locals shared in having enough, this was a new perspective for me and you can read more or see photographs under the STORIES tab. The photograph below shows the EMIea team I was a part of.

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I leave for rural Burundi on Sunday to visit the hospital site I am working on and will not return until the 27th. Internet access will be much more limited there than it is here in Kampala.

New Purpose - 15/02

Introductions are over and new purpose has arrived. This week I found a traditional African church that feels like home and expressed my interest in assisting with the doors street kid ministry. Also, in attempt to adapt to the new culture I have decided on a few dinner recipe's ($1 NZD per meal), purchased a mountain bike ($50 NZD) and located resources to learn the local language. The photograph below shows common housing and a furniture shop in my neighborhood.

Intimacy and Insight - 08/02

This week has been filled with experiences such as teaching at a school in the slums, being stood up for 2 hours before playing soccer, teaching and learning dance with orphans, participating in an AtoCad tutorial with no former experience, worshiping God with strangers and sharing my life's biggest struggles with strangers. The relationships I have here are now much more meaningful and I am excited about how they will grow. The photograph below shows the School in the slums. The ABOUT and TECHNICAL EXP. tabs have other descriptions and photographs.