You may have heard about an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda and the Congo recently. As of today, the outbreak has become severe in the Congo (1262 confirmed and suspected cases) but only handful have been found in Uganda (15 as of today).
Milly says that when students across Uganda returned to school after break a week or so ago, many worried that infected students might transmit the virus to others. Kingsway and other schools have been strict about hand washing and other guidelines to prevent the spread of the disease. Some families kept their kids home just to be safe, and about a third of Kingsway’s students still haven’t come back to school yet.
Overall, Kingsway’s staff are fairly confident that the virus will be under control soon. Uganda has very strict health guidelines and has been better able to control these outbreaks than neighboring countries. Ebola has struck about every two or three years or so, and the country knows what must be done to contain it.
The Ebola outbreak has also caused us to push back our plans to bring knitting machines to Kingsway, from June to August. Please pray for healing for all those affected and a speedy end to this outbreak, so that there are no problems when our team leaves.