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Happily we will be house sitting for our friends Derek & Gill at the
Mildmay Centre for AIDS in Kampala over the Christmas break and meeting up
with our friends Doug and JoEllyn Fountain (CMS partners who are working at
Mukono Christian University near Kampala and who came out a week or two
before us). They have insisted that we spend Christmas Day with their
family as they know what it is like the first Christmas away from home
because they did it many years ago. So we are going to be looked after
American style. Perhaps the Christmas spirit will catch us then?
The end of term is a bit flat for us with a revision week and then a week of
exams (they have 2 exams a day every day every last week of every term). As
I have just recovered from malaria, it is difficult to get motivated again
and with no work to do at college and no work to do at home (we have a house
girl) it is strange to be at a loose end and a little bored when I am used
to chasing my tail and being a bit manic at this time of year. Perhaps it
won't be like this next year?
We recently had a week that was; dad got a bad attack of angina and is not
out of the woods yet; one of our watchmen went off sick about a month ago,
has not eaten during that time and our local American Dr suspects an
oesophageal tumour; I got malaria; the dogs got Tick Fever and I thought
they were going to die. So I am hoping that things will be a little more
cheery for Christmas. By the way, Rich is the healthiest I've seen him in
years!
We wrote and submitted our Link Letter to CMS for editing and printing late
November, but there was a queue so I am hoping that you will get it at least
ready in time for this Sunday (by e-mail if not by post). We live in hope.
Thanks to all of you who have e-mailed us/written to us with your news and
encouragements. Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us and have
even set up small support groups to pray. Every e-mail and letter we
receive is such an encouragement to us. Some of you have been surprisingly
quiet, but I hope we will hear from you in the New Year. I do try to reply
to every e-mail (and letter eventually) that we get with little snippets of
news, but we have to save some news for the Link Letter, so you may not hear
about everything in our replies. Just by way of reminder our e-mail address
is drurydiary@bushnet.net and we
don't mind anyone sending us an e-mail, but please don't send us attachments
and also do not include your replies with the original message. E-mail is
centuries ahead of everything else round here, but it is still managed in an
antiquated way. Mobile phones work well though so you can text us on 00256
78312378!
We pray that you will have a real time of blessing over this Christmas
period, that the impact of the Incarnation will truly be the foundation of
all that you do and say as you bring God glory where you are.
With love in Christ,
Rich & Carol Drury
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