Tuesday Oct 23, 9:45pm
Our first day of clinic, hospital, facility improvement and educational assistance is behind us. It was a very good day here in Yetebon, a bit more challenging in Addis....more on that in a minute.
We enjoyed a beautiful morning walk down to the Project Mercy campus where we were spiritually fed by a devotion led by Charles "Octane" Owyang on Colossians 3. We had breakfast and then focused on the work of the day.
-The hospital team went to meet with Dr. Fekadu and began operating and storing the supplies we brought in the team duffels.
-The clinic team dove into the remaining team duffels and began organizing what was needed to begin seeing children in clinic. Clinic was started ahead of schedule and many children were seen and cared for.
-Click and Clack (Jerry Cline and John Van Noord) began tackling their list of things needing repair and revamping.
-Donna began her foray into the educational program at the PM school by spending time with experienced teachers, sitting in on classes and exploring the curriculum. She was also able to get some time with the clinic team and help with the public health education and childrens ministry.
On the Addis front, minor setbacks continue in springing the 5 duffel bags (Gang of 5?...need a catchy name here) from Ethiopian customs purgatory. Despite providing all the requested documentation and authorizations, more documentation is now needed and the saga continues. We're not anxious and are proceeding with our work. During the day, Phil took a fall with a painful elbow injury prompting medical attention in Addis. He is okay, arm's in a sling, and most disappointingly - won't be pitching in game 1 (go Giants!).
Phil, Deme and Sarah have remained in Addis for an additional day and will attempt to get the duffels in the morning. Regardless of duffelsuccess (word?) they plan to join us here.
Our team has been challenged with a couple of illnesses and an arm injury. Please pray for recovery and restoration as we head into tomorrow's full load of work. God is good!
MVN
Our first day of clinic, hospital, facility improvement and educational assistance is behind us. It was a very good day here in Yetebon, a bit more challenging in Addis....more on that in a minute.
We enjoyed a beautiful morning walk down to the Project Mercy campus where we were spiritually fed by a devotion led by Charles "Octane" Owyang on Colossians 3. We had breakfast and then focused on the work of the day.
-The hospital team went to meet with Dr. Fekadu and began operating and storing the supplies we brought in the team duffels.
-The clinic team dove into the remaining team duffels and began organizing what was needed to begin seeing children in clinic. Clinic was started ahead of schedule and many children were seen and cared for.
-Click and Clack (Jerry Cline and John Van Noord) began tackling their list of things needing repair and revamping.
-Donna began her foray into the educational program at the PM school by spending time with experienced teachers, sitting in on classes and exploring the curriculum. She was also able to get some time with the clinic team and help with the public health education and childrens ministry.
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| Bible stories for waiting children |
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| William gives a boy his first medical exam of his life |
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| Charles giving us some high Octane devotions this morning |
On the Addis front, minor setbacks continue in springing the 5 duffel bags (Gang of 5?...need a catchy name here) from Ethiopian customs purgatory. Despite providing all the requested documentation and authorizations, more documentation is now needed and the saga continues. We're not anxious and are proceeding with our work. During the day, Phil took a fall with a painful elbow injury prompting medical attention in Addis. He is okay, arm's in a sling, and most disappointingly - won't be pitching in game 1 (go Giants!).
Phil, Deme and Sarah have remained in Addis for an additional day and will attempt to get the duffels in the morning. Regardless of duffelsuccess (word?) they plan to join us here.
Our team has been challenged with a couple of illnesses and an arm injury. Please pray for recovery and restoration as we head into tomorrow's full load of work. God is good!
MVN
