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Uganda Team update #5

More from Kelly Hydoski about what the team is up to:

Thursday Overview: The team will again be led by Drew Garfield. As for the Youth Conference, Brandon Wyzga will preach a sermon from 2 Timothy today, and Drew will preach again for the second sermon. Another team member will be assigned later today to preach at the village crusade.

Health Updates/Prayer Requests (Much prayer needed in this arena!):

1) Isaac is feeling slightly better; however, he has had a return of a low-grade fever and, therefore, was advised by the nurses on the team to stay at the guest house to continue to rest and recover today.

2) Four others are also staying behind at the guest house today: Matt Wahl* and Eric McAllister for similar flu-like symptoms, one of the team’s bus drivers, named “Sunday,” who has been diagnosed with (and is being treated for) malaria, and Danielle Warren, one of our team’s nurses, who is staying behind to care for those who are ill. *As a follow-up to previous prayer requests: Matt was able to sleep for 10 hours last night, praise God!!!

3) Isaac estimates that an additional 8-10 people on the team have also begun to feel poorly. Their symptoms include cough, nasal congestion and sore throat. Since none of these members had any signs of fever, and all had expressed a desire to go out and indicated feeling well enough to, they will be participating in today’s efforts. As an added precaution, Drew will be monitoring their health status and, if any team member’s symptoms worsen as the day progresses, they will also return to the guest house to rest and recuperate. Isaac wanted us to be reassured—everyone on the team is attempting to be wise and cautious regarding their health. :)

Additional Health Information: Danielle, who has contacts in Uganda through the hospital where she works, spoke with a physician in Kampala. He said the symptoms the team is reporting sound very typical of what Americans experience when visiting Uganda, and are most likely the result of a viral infection that some arrived with; often their immune systems become weakened from fatigue, and any infection will begin to flourish as a result. This doctor works in the hospital that a previous team member utilized last year, and he has offered his assistance and rooms to our current team members, if it becomes necessary.

Thank you for your continued prayer and support for these precious saints out in the mission field doing His work! Your prayers are definitely felt and appreciated. He is there in their midst!