Serving

6-15-10

Me and MB counting various pills

Another day at the clinic, today we saw 160 patients! I was working in the pharmacy again but also shadowed one of the doctors from Indiana. We saw patients with Malaria, Brucellosis, Syphilis, HIV, Yellow Fever, and many parasites and common colds. One of my favorite patients was a boy who was 15. He was out herding his cattle when he stepped on a sharp stick and it went in between his big and second toe. It had been 4 days since the accident, the wound was deep. It smelled. We cleaned it and put a dressing on it and told him to keep off of it as much as possible. The poor kid could barely walk.

Children waiting to see the Doctors

I really enjoyed shadowing Doctor Peter. He is in residency at a hospital in IN. He is married and has 2 little kids. He worked great with the patients that came through-a very kind, compassionate and loving person. I've had a hard time with the men around here and well, seeing Peter serving and interacting with the people made me happy! As MB put it, "God placed someone in your path who helped you re-knew your faith in men-yay!" Thank goodness for men who are leaders and doers.

"When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you're slamming the door in the face of God." -Charles C. Allen