tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192579219693571862024-03-08T15:37:44.799-08:00Minnesota - Uganda Dental Mission"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me'. Matthew 25:40-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-57192468251594232552014-11-07T10:46:00.004-08:002014-11-07T10:46:51.689-08:00Dental Camp 2015Due to circumstances beyond our control (including but not limited to the Ebola outbreak), we have decided to take a hiatus with our Dental Camp for 2015. With the blessings of God we will be up and running again with Dental Camp in January 2016. It will be a long time to wait to see our Uganda friends again. May God bless them while we are away from them.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-55940271968080957912014-01-31T05:31:00.002-08:002014-01-31T05:31:31.202-08:00Last day, pack up, go home.Today we saw recall patients (from earlier in our camp) and Mildmay staff for our last day of clinic. Everything went well and we were done with our dental camp and starting to take down by 12:30. We took a break for lunch (American style sandwiches and Ugandan cake) which included a thank you from the Mildmay administrators. By 4:00 we had everything packed away and ready for the next camp. Now we are back in our rooms packing, hoping to make the weight limit for our luggage. We will leave for the airport at 7:00 for our 11:30 flight to Amsterdam and return flight to Minneapolis. I will try to post pictures next week as I haven't been able to while here. Thanks for the support.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-78597281103763472652014-01-30T07:20:00.000-08:002014-01-30T07:20:05.560-08:00Another new faceLast night our group met a dentist from the U.K. That has been doing outreach dentistry in rural Uganda and is staying at Mildmay. His name is Dr. Graham Bell and he asked if he could observe our clinic today since he didn't have other plans and had a late flight to catch. This morning we were treated to our patients arriving by bus at 8:30 so we could start around nine. Their day started around 4AM as they walked to the bus stop and were to ride the bus for 3 hours to Mildmay. We also greeted a bus of 10 special needs children from Jonah's House. Dr. Graham observed in the morning and worked on patients in the afternoon. It was good to have him with us. Around 5 we finished a successful day of clinic and had our picture taken with the bus of children. Their day will end with going home around 9 this evening. Tomorrow we will see patients til noon and pack up. We have seen 400 patients so far. More tomorrow . . .-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-36531253395819910792014-01-29T04:46:00.000-08:002014-01-29T04:46:07.387-08:00Mildmay concertToday we were treated to a concert after chapel from the Mildmay Children's choir. There was good singing and dancing and it was fun. After chapel we treated Mildmay staff and a few children from Taso-Entebebe. So far we have seen 335 patients with another 70 anticipated for tomorrow and 30 +/- before we wrap up on Friday. More tomorrow.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-31398704017417514022014-01-28T09:28:00.001-08:002014-01-28T09:28:57.317-08:00New team members this weekFirst work day of the second week. Joining us this week is our former team member Dr. Kristin Bothun and her friend Rebecca. We were able to see 62 kids and several adult staff from Mildmay. Everything went smoothly, all of the equipment worked well, and only a few of our group have minor intestinal issues. Tomorrow the children's choir of Mildmay is preparing a special routine for us at chapel.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-1237883739524285332014-01-27T21:24:00.002-08:002014-01-27T21:24:43.967-08:00Back from weekendEveryone arrived safely home last night from their weekend. We were all treated to pizza and sodas at Caroline Macleod's house at Mildmay and also treated to chocolate cake provided by Shartsi Musherure. Everyone had a fun if not restful weekend ranging from safaris that took many hours travel, horseback safaris, Scottish Burns Dinners, relaxing at an island house on Lake Victoria, and visiting sponsored children. Today we are seeing (hopefully) 70 children. More later.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-21863857727166733162014-01-24T02:51:00.001-08:002014-01-24T02:51:44.941-08:00Last day before weekend break.Today we saw 35 patients and were able to finish clinic by 2:00 to prepare for the weekend. Everything is running smoothly and everyone is safe and sound. Today's highlight name was Achilles (what a cool name). Here is a sample of a typical day:
7:00 - breakfast is served (fruit, cereal, French toast, toast, and juice)
8:00 - Chapel
8:45- Morning huddle, plan, and prayer
9:00 - start with staff or Mildmay patients until the buses arrive
11:00 - Morning tea
1:00 - Lunch break
1:30 - afternoon patients
3:30 - afternoon tea
7:00 - +/- end of patients
7:00 - dinner and bonding time
Tomorrow we leave for safari, etc . . Returning for clinic on Tuesday. More then.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-87457544379133388562014-01-23T06:55:00.002-08:002014-01-23T06:55:47.383-08:00Successful day.Today we planned to see 70 patients from a group associated with Baylor University in Texas. After the bus arrived (a bright pink tour bus with a large "Las Vegas" sign in the front) we registered only 36. Luckily we were able to contact a local charity called "Cherish" who were able to bring in another 29 for a total of 65. It was a good day. We were also provided with jack fruit at tea time which was a new experience for some in our group. What I haven't mentioned before is some of the interesting names we have seen. There have been Cherish, Patience, Nelson, Robert, and even one Elvis (but no Marilyn). More tomorrow before we break for the week and safari, etc.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-76829487303033087922014-01-22T06:47:00.001-08:002014-01-22T06:47:59.271-08:00Day ThreeToday we saw a bus load of kids from Mityana. Everything went smoothly because we triaged in the morning and saw the worst cases first, thus breezing thru the afternoon. We saw 53 kids and were able to treat their caregivers in the afternoon. Today we were also treated to brewed coffee, our first in Uganda in 11 years of missions. Even though they export world renowned coffee, it is more valuable to sell than to use. Coffee is usually served as a sanka type product. We were also treated to French toast for breakfast and tilapia for lunch. Yum! Also for my friends back home, it was 80 and beautiful here today. (Oh, good for me.). More tomorrow.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-72695517366184059712014-01-21T21:15:00.002-08:002014-01-21T21:15:38.831-08:00Tuesday , january 21Tuesday was supposed to be a day of 70 plus patients. Unfortunately there was heavy rain at the bus stop in the morning and only 19 children were transported to us. A little disappointing because it meant that the rest of the children from that village that missed the bus wouldn't be seen on this trip. However, we were able to see more Mildmay kids including two of Lawrence's sisters who were still really upset by his death. On the bright side, Dr. Nick got his lost luggage and our team were able to go downtown for shopping. Today we should see 70 patients. . . . Hopefully. We are all well here. Our love to our loved ones at home.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-44378323112587921452014-01-20T03:35:00.002-08:002014-01-20T03:35:28.891-08:00First day of clinicAfter being welcomed at chapel, we started our first day with patients. So far by noon, we have seen 29 on our way to 49 for the day. We hope to ramp up to 70 per day. On a sad note Lawrence , a local young man who helped as with registration and postoperative in years passed, passed away last August due to complications from HIV. He will be missed.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-87179621698992795662014-01-19T02:35:00.000-08:002014-01-19T02:35:14.702-08:00Setting up clinicWe arrived safely last night after uneventful at Mildmay around midnight. After finally laying flat in wonderful beds and being dead to the world we had breakfast at 8:30 and started setting up clinic. Everything appears to be working and we are currently having lunch. The only casualty so far is one of Dr. Nick's luggage (his clothes bag). Hopefully it will be found. More tomorrow after clinic.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-21098749495810341612014-01-17T22:14:00.002-08:002014-01-17T22:14:56.299-08:00Halfway thereWe all made it safely to Amsterdam after a thankfully uneventful flight. No turbulence, good food, and Academy Award winning movies like"Mud", "the Conjuring", and "Despicable Me 2". The only interesting thing that happened was that Lisa's tray table literally fell apart a half hour before landing. If it had happened before takeoff I would have thought we were in the movie "Final Destination". A three hour layover, an 8 hour flight to Uganda, and we're there . . . At about 11 tonight. I'll write more on Sunday after our arrival at Uganda.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-69590782034792619962014-01-16T16:55:00.003-08:002014-01-16T16:55:55.928-08:00Last Minute preparations for Minnesota Uganda Dental Camp 2014Last minute preparations are under way for our Dental mission which begins tomorrow. We will be boarding our planes (from Minneapolis, Kansas, and Colorado), meeting in Amsterdam and continuing to our final destination of Uganda. Dr. Paul spent Christmas with his family in Uganda and was able to check on our supplies that were shipped. Everything has arrived onsite and is waiting for us! Now all we have to do is get there. For our Minnesota group it will be an 8 hour flight to Amsterdam and another 8 hour flight to Uganda. We will also be dealing with a 9 hour difference (Uganda is 9 hours ahead of U.S. Central time). We were also informed that our clinic location on site has moved to a different building which will bring new challenges. Prayers for a safe successful clinic are appreciated. My next post will be from Amsterdam airport on Saturday.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-76672999589812254082013-03-25T16:13:00.001-07:002013-03-25T16:13:09.549-07:00Dr. Paul was mentioned in an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Sunday, March 24. Here is the link <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/east/199707681.html">http://www.startribune.com/local/east/199707681.html</a>-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-37179646358168197882013-02-05T07:54:00.000-08:002013-02-05T07:54:03.564-08:00<br />
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A bus load of children after being seen in clinic.</div>
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ChiChi, Lisa, and I with some children at tea break.</div>
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U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Scott DeLisi visiting our clinic.</div>
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Ambassador DeLisi congratulating the team and Mildmay on our 10 year anniversary.</div>
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Bob Witt and Dr. Paul receiving an award from Ambassador DeLisi.</div>
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ChiChi with a patient in a dress from one of our sponsors, "Little Dresses for Africa". It was a great partnership that we hope can grow.</div>
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Some of the children with Rachael Maerz saying thank you to our sponsors.</div>
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Some patients require a team of people for treatment.</div>
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Me with a boy with a new pair of britches, courtesy of "Little Dresses for Africa".</div>
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Lisa and I with a patient.</div>
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Caroline MacLeod (Deputy Director of Mildmay) with a patient after treatment.</div>
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Children in line early for the Dental Clinic</div>
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Our Children's Program keep the children entertained while they wait. Dr. Paul's daughters were there to help one day.</div>
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Beth and Kristin with a patient in a pedo-wrap for restraint and safety. With the language barrier it takes some convincing from our interpreters for the children to use this. Some think they are being put in a burial shroud.</div>
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Bob Witt keeping our dental carts working.</div>
<br />-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-53430414284808245692013-02-03T08:21:00.002-08:002013-02-03T08:21:43.168-08:00Safely Home!After a long day of travel including an unscheduled hour delay at Entebbe, we are safely home. We said goodbye to parts of our team in Amsterdam (Larry, Wilma, Jim, Bob, Rachael, Andrew, and Kristin left for a connecting flight to Detroit, and Julie stayed on in Amsterdam for a week). Looking back, it is hard to do a mission like this without support. We supported by supplies from Patterson Dental, Adec, and "Little Dresses for Africa"; from care by Mildmay Centre and it's wonderful staff ; and most of all by our loved ones who supported us all along the way. I will post pictures and posts in the coming days after I've had a chance to decompress.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-10985141960987162552013-02-01T10:45:00.001-08:002013-02-01T10:45:59.101-08:00Last day of clinic and packupToday was our last day of clinic and we saw a reduced load of patients. We saw 11 Mildmay staff and 8 children. Our total for the trip was 454 patients seen. We were hoping to see 400, so we were well pleased with our total. Everyone was safe and it was a very good trip. One story from our trip. At the end of the day on Thursday we saw that we were going to run out of photo paper for our patients' pictures. We asked Caroline how we could get some photo paper. She had a friend who was a photographer and he was near Mildmay. He could drop off what paper he had. It was 10 sheets of paper (exactly how many we would need) in exactly the right size. As Bob Witt told me afterwards, "The Lord will provide". I am writing from the Entebbe airport waiting for our flight to Amsterdam. We will be home tomorrow at 12:35PM. More when we are safely home.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-92046491122943309212013-01-31T02:26:00.001-08:002013-01-31T02:26:11.603-08:00Kasana ThursdayToday we were given the privilege to speak at Mildmay Chapel. Janelle led us in song and worship with a group of us being the choir for the songs in chapel. Janelle followed the songs with a good message which was enjoyed by all. We were again thanked by the Director of Mildmay for our work. They are very appreciative of us and we of them.<br />
In clinic we saw a group of children from Kasana. With the Mildmay children, they numbered 55. We are starting to run low on boys gifts but thanks to the generosity of "Little Dresses for Africa" , we will have enough gifts for the girls. Tomorrow we will have a half day of clinic, pack up and leave. -http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-52871008778296804812013-01-30T06:20:00.000-08:002013-01-30T06:20:35.041-08:00Tuesday and WednesdayTuesday in clinic had its challenges. The well at Mildmay is in need of repair so for the water supply at our clinic, water is brought in in trucks and put in cisterns. Water was supposed to be brought in on Monday but didn't arrive until 1:00PM on Tuesday, after we had run out. Even though we had this obstacle we were able to continue and saw 58 patients and were still able to finish by 7:00PM. Everyone was tired, but we felt good about our day.<br />
Wednesday started as a rainy day and ended as a rainy day. Temperatures were quite cool for here (around 70-75) and the children were wrapped in blankets. We were enjoying the break in temperatures walking around in short sleeves. I'm sure they were thinking "Crazy mzungus" (white people). We were very productive and saw 61 patients and were done with clinic by 4:30. Tonight "cousin" Caroline Macleod (Deputy Director here at Mildmay) is hosting us at her house on campus here for pizza. We look forward to it. Two more days of clinic, then pack up and back home.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-58020333559028462142013-01-28T20:44:00.000-08:002013-01-28T20:44:20.335-08:00Safari, Paul's, AmbassadorWe returned from safari healthy yesterday. Lisa and I also were able to go sailing on a 32' sailboat in Lake Victoria with an American businessman. It was wonderful and relaxing. Last night Dr. Paul invited our group to his rental house where we were treated to a white linen catered meal and chocolate cake. The U.S. Ambassador has posted our pictures on his facebook page, so look it up and like them. More later.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-30535163268491436452013-01-26T06:53:00.000-08:002013-01-26T06:53:02.119-08:00Burns Dinner and safariFriday evening a large group of the team went to downtown Kampala for a Burns Dinner. Whereever you are in the world, Scots celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns on January 25th. The Burns Dinner in Kampala is put on by Scots and it has wonderful food (haggis, tatties, neeps, cockaleaky soup), entertainment (poetry readings and bagpiping), and scottish dancing. This year I had the honor of saying the Selkirk Grace before the meal. It ended up being a late night and early morning for some. The buses left for safari at 6:30AM and some of us didn't return to Mildmay until 3AM. Lisa, Jodi, Janelle, and I are currently on a short safari to the Haven which is a lodge on the Nile overlooking some beautiful rapids. Lisa and I rode english saddled thoroughbreds to the resort for a 4 hour ride. Another ride back in the morning and a day of rest as we wait for the others to return from safari Monday evening. Monday evening we are also going to Dr. Paul's familiy's house near Mildmay for dinner. I will post more pictures as I can. More on Tuesday.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-12719688421958762332013-01-26T06:45:00.001-08:002013-01-26T06:45:50.007-08:00Day 5 of clinic . . .10 yearsDay 5 marked the end of our first week of clinic. We were planning on working a half day and ended up seeing 35 patients. This put us over 250 patients for the week. With a reduced team and only half returning team members, it was a very successful week. We only worked a half day because Mildmay wanted to celebrate our 10th year as a mission. At 2:30 the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda arrived at our clinic in a bulletproof car with the American flag waving on the fender. He was a very friendly man and he is originally from Minnesota! He greeted us all with a handshake and said he was very proud of our team and what we accomplish. After a photo-op (which the Ambassador said would be posted on the Embassy website) we all went to the chapel building where there were speeches by the Ambassador, the Director of Mildmay, and Dr. Paul. Paul and Bob were also given an award for our team. The event ended with a beautiful cake and cold soft drinks. It was an honor for all of us.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819257921969357186.post-30430528005889250742013-01-24T20:41:00.002-08:002013-01-24T20:41:56.938-08:00Day 4Day 4 was another great day. We were closer to our target goal of 50, seeing 62 patients. These children came from a further distance having to travel, having to wake up at 4:30AM to catch the bus. The children were great and there was a three year old that touched our hearts as he was a smooth dancer. Everyone is healthy and we ended the day with some of the group going downtown for scottish dancing. Today we will have a shortened day with seeing 28 and will be blessed with a presentation in honor of our 10th anniversary as a mission. The U.S. Ambassador and CDC officials will be present. After this, some of us will be going Scottish dancing where I will be giving the Selkirk Grace. More on Sunday....-http://www.blogger.com/profile/16288215232038197598noreply@blogger.com0