Water and Labor

Got a bit of a scare yesterday. I read in the local paper that the water in the Rwizi river was getting low. This is the river that supplies Mbarara with it's H20 llifeline. We are in a drought at the moment. The rain we should be getting this time of year, we're not. I decided to go and check it out myself. So, I drove out to the local pumping station to take a look. Wouldn't you know, I passed Julious, a fellow I know from the early months here (he did a lot of the electrical work on the house). He happens to be an employee of the National Water and Sewer Department. Thanks to him, I got a full tour of the facility. The water in the river is a bit low, but it's not at the catastrophically low levels the paper made it sound. The only way we will run out of water here is if Bushene runs out, and they have been getting plenty of rain. However, that said, the lack of rain is going to hurt a lot of people who depend on their gardens for food. Pray for rain. 

Anna has been in labor all day. She ate some pineapple, which is supposed to help advance labor in some cases. It seems to be helping her. We went for a couple long walks today to keep things moving along. Pray that things continue, and conclude with a baby tomorrow. 

In other news, our mutual parents finally got the Christmas packages we sent in October. Sigh. It's not actually Uganda's fault this time. There has been an embargo on foregin mail in the US for months now, thanks to some mail bomb threats. Ah well, Christmas in March, right?