As the Myhres returned to Kampala from Austria on Friday, team talks began in earnest and it clearly emerged that we would soon be going back. Ebola is officially over (amazing! Miraculous!) and MSF has already left Bundibuygo with the CDC not far behind. All contacts have already finished their 21 day period of incubation without sickness. Though there will always be a “resevoir” here for ebola now, ebola has never occurred twice in the same area. There is a permanent ebola capable lab facility in entebbe, Uganda, now too which means any possible cases can be quickly tested.
So, on Friday, we finalized our plans as a team, factoring in the necessary start of Christ School, our primary ministry focus. For ourselves, after several weeks in the “christmas house” with so many others, we decided to take two days as a a family before heading home to Bundi and the onset of the demands of the next several months.
We decided to head to Jinja where we love staying at the Kingfisher Resort. Determined to make this not only a good time away and alone but a true family adventure, we signed up for horsebackriding (who knew?) and ATVing over our weekend. (Jinja is a good size town yet surprisingly small and friendly in feel. Downtown is rarely as congested, dirty or smoggy as most Ugandan cities and this combined with the proximity of the Nile brings ex-pat businesses here (such as the horse and ATV companies) to provide tourism industry, also supporting the local economy.)
The weekend was HEAVENLY. Numerous times found me commenting to God, “thanks for this slice of time with the people I love most in all the world.” It’s amazing how grateful I am for my husband and children, for their selves, such a gift to my self. Pictures of ATV and horse adventures are forthcoming.
Next installment, travel to bundi; a whole ‘nother adventure.