Today we went on a community health outreach trip to a nearby village. We took many bumpy, dirt roads to get there. First all of the women come with their babies to the site. They first did prayer and devotions with them. Then they talked to them about family planning. Kim and I were the joke of the talk because they thought it was funny that our girls were 3 years apart. We then broke off into different rooms. One nurse talked more to the women one-on-one. Another nurse was doing vaccinations in another room. And Kim and I weighed the babies and recorded it in their book log. Take a look below what we were weighing them on.
It was a great day. We got to talk with the women, play a bit with the babies, and see how different our health care system is from theirs. Everyone was so nice.
We even had some friends watching us through the window for most of the time we were there. They were singing us songs, clapping, and Kim was practicing their counting to 10 in English. Never can give up the teaching.
We are treated like celebrities here. All of the children want to come up to us and shake our hands and they are always waving to us when we go past. Our driver told us he heard some children say more than once that "I just saw a white man". Too funny.
Thank you for your prayers. We are having an amazing time.
WOW, I guess I can't complain about our equipment at the hospital :) Totally love the picture of your fans outside the windows--my heart just breaks.
ReplyDeleteWe continue to pray for you. Keep those pictures coming. Terry
ReplyDeleteI was looking at the scale and was wondering if you attached the hook to their shirts :0) Sounds like you are making some memories that will last forever.
ReplyDeleteHendrikses - it was awesome interacting with those kids outside the window while we were there.
ReplyDeletewe have some video of the kids singing and kim counting with them.
Rebecca - the women around here carry the babies on their backs with a sling sort of thing. They would take them down, let kim hold them while they tied a knot at the top of the sling, and then hang them on the hook. kind of scary but it worked.