Melting Monday

Market T-shirts

In a great Ethiopian restaurant

As we enter our week, we continue with high heat, and a sweltering hospital. But let me catch you up on the weekend. Saturday night was a feast. The pineapple was nearly frozen - ahhhh. It was really great. Then on Sunday we feasted on Ethiopian food and hung out in the market at Bor Town. I am living the high life. It was a great weekend. Just lots of hangin' out.

Lots of stuff at Bor market

This year is so different in the amount of work to be done. I find I am working normal hours - 8:30 to 6:00 and only a few hours on Saturday and Sunday. There are so many people who have worked during the past few years to make it a little easier now. Thank you, you know who you are. We had a nice day today. Full patient load, some interesting cases. It is so dry that we are not seeing the malaria that we have seen in the past. Also, having the hospital here for the past few years allows the people health care and so many more people are using mosquito nets. All these factor into a healthier community.

Cool fruit drink on a hot day at the market

We have been having many visitors. Today a person from Samaritan's Purse came. He will be the foreman for the building of a new ward. This ward will be for women and children particularly maternal health. This is very exciting to see the growth. Also, KK from CMA came with two other guys. KK has been here the last two times I was here. He is part of an "eye" team. They do trachoma surgeries, saving many people's eyesight. It was really great seeing him again. He will be returning in April to start a full time clinic here for trachoma. The growth here is just amazing.

Well, signing off, hitting the hay. Have an incredible north wind blowing tonight. It is so refreshing. Maybe it will blow the Sahara down here. A phenomenon that I experienced two years ago. I will let you know tomorrow.
C