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The mudslides are in eastern Uganda and I am in the North, there are not even foothills around here to slide anywhere near me if it did rain too hard...so thank you for the concern but it that regard I am fine. I did catch a cold and was miserable for a few days but otherwise I am fine. I have been enjoying the work here..continuing the work of translation and illustration of midwifery concepts into Acholi. We had a fetal demise..a 20 to 22 week footling breach with prolapsed cord. early loss and premature labor are common , the other common complication is too much bleeding. The resources here are sparse so having drugs to treat PPH is a spotty affair. We have a woman in labor and neither Olivia nor I can determine position..maybe twins, but the only place to get a scan is closed today because of a holiday, National Woman's day..I thought it would be a good day to paint The Blessed Mother Statue at the church but with two labors cooking I am not sure. Yesterday at Mass Father Arnold told the congregation that "a volunteer' had offered to paint the stations of the cross on the walls of the church!!! oh boy! give a preist an inch and he will take a mile. I do think repairs to the house of worship and spirit would go a long way to uplifting the people here. I cant wait to post pictures. Two political developments while I have been here is that the IDP camp (internaly displaced person camps) will no longer will be called camps and the world food program will no longer give away food here. Everyone I have asked says they feel the only hungry people will be the older one that can not work. I have noticed some workers demading higher wages.