GENERAL UPDATES (room and kids)

UPDATE 1: "Lira" the rooster is still alive and doing well at the Monastery. They were threatening to put him on the dinner table since he was fighting with the resident rooster. The Brothers told me that Lira is a "Village" rooster and though smaller, is tougher and meaner than the large, docile resident "City" rooster! I had a chat with Lira and he is now remaining better behaved and as a result ALIVE! He is growing and guarding his hens well.

Lira, now cautious of me after having memories of being hung
upside down! 

UPDATE 2: Patricia Corell, the PT who was here before me, came to Busega last Friday to help with the boys. We managed to put together a quick hands on training video for the Brothers to refer to when working with the boys. It was fun and the kids always love when she comes to see them! They also love being on Video!

UPDATE 3: Nicholas and Dan (the artists) dropped off the sculpture that will hang on the back wall of the private treatment room. It was made from pieces of the broken mirror (which broke during installation and nearly gave me a fit). The sculpture will reflect the mural from the opposite wall!

Nicholas and Dan putting in the saved pieces of glass 

Dan doing the finishing touches to the sculpture

UPDATE 4: We received the funding for Phillip's MRI/spinal X-Rays so we can get him into surgery to fix his spine! We managed to complete this yesterday!

Waiting for transport home after the MRI's and X-Rays
Douglass hiding 

The old MRI that needed to be re-done

watching movies and TV at the same time
(can you guess the movie? I don't think Phillip was into it) 

UPDATE 5: I met with the producers of the music video for the boys. It has been a slow process We met to renegotiate the video and the ideas. We came up with a happy solution and hopefully, GOD WILLING, will have a complete music video just in time for the concert they will be putting on!

UPDATE 6: Peter (the new scholar volunteer), Douglass and I went to see the source of the Nile. The Brothers arranged this for us. I had passed on other opportunities to go with volunteers in the past as I was much to busy. I figured, "NOW OR NEVER". I am GLAD I did. We had a lot of fun and it was a good mental break. Medson drove one of the cars belonging to an associate of the MOP. That was very generous of her to loan her car for this outing!

The start of the NILE. 60% from Lake Victoria
and 30% from an underground spring

Walking down to check it out

The source sits between these 2 man made islands

The required posing (though we didn't catch the "source"
in the background) 

Medson our driver (left) and Peter the scholar
volunteer (right)

heading out by boat

a "bird"...have no idea so don't ask 

More birds

Douglass and Medson at the actual "source" 

We had to try the "meat on a stick" on the way back
they were shoved in the windows by at least
30 vendors