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Flying In



Arrived about 2pm. Many at the airstrip to greet the plan. So many friends here! A film crew got on the plane to head out. They were filming Dr. Ajak and a professor, who also is a Dr., from George Washington U. He is filming some of Ajak's life as a repatriated "Lost Boy" as well as a study in peace. They have been working with clinics and doctors from the Merle and Nuer tribes. Werkok and the surrounding area are Dinka. So this is a great thing.

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Let me introduce you to some of the players. The people who flew in with me from Nairobi are Junko (wrote about her last night) Tim Williams - he is a board member of Partners in Compassionate Care, the umbrella group I come under. Tom - he is Mr. Construction and has already fixed the front end loader and other stuff.

At the hospital is, of course, Dr. Ajak. There is a new hospital administrater, Jacob. Nurse Gabriel is still here, also James (2 syllables Jay mus), Daniel, and a new nurse Peter. They are all Sudanese. There is a medical officer who is like a Physician Assistant John Jok, and Simon the new lab tech. Again they are all Sudanese and are making a go of running a hospital. This is good and what is suppose to be done.

My Mama's who take care of me

Many of the mama's are still here. They are the staff that cooks, cleans, keeps us running. Truly ol' home week seeing them. They are beautiful, loving and have horrifically tragic war stories. But they have perservered.

That is enough to keep things straight. The three I flew in with today will leave a week from Wednesday. Another Dr. will arrive on the plane that comes to pick them up. I will write more tomorrow on how the compound has changed and how the hospital has grown. I may even try to get a picture up of everyone.

God's peace to you all
C