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Letter from Uganda
Dr. Ken Magee is now in Uganda with Medical Teams International (formerly Northwest Medical Teams)

Kampala, Uganda
March 25, 2007
Dearest Jo and others,
We're getting supplies today for our camp in Gulu. Susan Lee and Mike from MAP have sure helped alot. There will be lots of challenges. Actually MAP (Medical Assistance Program) is a fairly old group that helps to provide medicines and other medical materials for many helping agencies such as Medical Teams International. They have started getting small very rudimentary clinics started in Northern Uganda in refugee camps. Very simple health care procedures have been started to train people in these same IDP camps. Our role will be both to help take care of sick folks but especially to try to upgrade their knowledge and the system in general. I'm sure we will both be learning and teaching.
We travel to Gulu tomorrow. Currently the LRA with its child soldiers has withdrawn into a neighboring country.

The trip over was good, met lots of interesting people. A young redheaded soldier dressed in his light tan camo uniform sat beside me; he was quite somber, headed for Afghanistan. In fact he is going to the Mazar e Shariff area where I spent two rounds. We talked. I hope some positive input re that area and its people will help his perspective. (The Sahara Desert looks just like his uniform from an airplane.) I pray for him.
I Met a lady form Uganda whose husband teaches in a seminary not far from the capitol. They have students from a wide area including Gulu. She told of one of their students who had his two sons, ages 11 and 13, abducted by the LRA. Many prayed for them and interestingly the two boys escaped and were able to return by two separate ways to their own village.

I also met the man who runs "Food for the Hungry" in this part of the world, we talked a while- he is headed to Darfur and then to the Gulu area. We may get to talk more.
I saw the cutest little kids along the way. One a 2 year old little girl of Indian parents was dressed in very fuzzy little red pants and top. She was running all around in the Detroit waiting area seeing other people, smiling and laughing. She favored me with some of her smiles. Her mom and dad were kept very busy trying to fetch her back.
Love to you, Jo, and to all others. Will talk again soon. Ken

Links to all of Ken's letters from Uganda:

Letter from Uganda 1 - by Ken Magee - March 25, 2007

Letter from Uganda 2 - by Ken Magee - March 31, 2007

Letter from Uganda 3 - by Ken Magee - April 1, 2007

Letter from Uganda 4 - by Ken Magee - April 9, 2007

Forgiveness - More Words from Uganda - by Ken Magee - April 15, 2007

More Words from Uganda - by Ken Magee - April 22, 2007

Ugandan Child - by Ken Magee - April 25, 2007

Final Thoughts on Uganda - by Ken Magee - May 12, 2007