Tuesday Oct 30 10:00pm
We're finishing with a bang!
We began the day with a great team breakfast and devotions led by William Bordessa. We then settled into the various facets of the ministry we've had here at Project Mercy.
The clinic team set up and waited for patients....and waited....and then waited some more. Laura Sera prayed that the Lord would open the floodgates and have the children come....Lesson number 1 from the day - if you ever need some serious prayer support - call Laura!
At 10:15, a line of children began to form - the initial group were the 1st graders from the Project Mercy school, but soon, children from the local schools began to come as well. By the end of the day, we had seen over 240 children, the majority of which were from the local schools. We also had the opportunity to meet with the leader of the local Kebele - the local government structure - and restore a good relationship between the Muslim community, Project Mercy, and the team. We are planning on seeing an additional 50 of the sickest children tomorrow before we close the doors on clinic in preparation for traveling to Addis tomorrow afternoon.
In the hospital John Schmaelzly had the opportunity to proctor Dr. Fekadu on using the cystoscope - a piece of equipment Project Mercy has had but had never been able to utilize. It was invaluable for Dr. Fekadu to have that time with John.
Click and Clack began to finish the myriad projects they'd gotten themselves into, including repairing the microscopes for the local schools and health department. To them, happiness is a pair of pliers and something needing to be fixed.
Donna has really had an incredible opportunity to spend time with the Project Mercy teachers and help them identify ways to maximize their opportunities to teach - especially in trying circumstances: large class sizes with few resources.
We are packed up now, ready to finish our work here at Project Mercy and begin the process of reentry. We'll be heading to the Red Cross training center in Addis Ababa tomorrow. We'll be there Wednesday night through Friday morning. Friday afternoon, we board the Emirates flight for SFO via Dubai.
Thank you for your prayers, support and love as we've been discovering what the Lord had prepared for us to do and become here in Ethiopia.
MVN
We're finishing with a bang!
We began the day with a great team breakfast and devotions led by William Bordessa. We then settled into the various facets of the ministry we've had here at Project Mercy.
The clinic team set up and waited for patients....and waited....and then waited some more. Laura Sera prayed that the Lord would open the floodgates and have the children come....Lesson number 1 from the day - if you ever need some serious prayer support - call Laura!
At 10:15, a line of children began to form - the initial group were the 1st graders from the Project Mercy school, but soon, children from the local schools began to come as well. By the end of the day, we had seen over 240 children, the majority of which were from the local schools. We also had the opportunity to meet with the leader of the local Kebele - the local government structure - and restore a good relationship between the Muslim community, Project Mercy, and the team. We are planning on seeing an additional 50 of the sickest children tomorrow before we close the doors on clinic in preparation for traveling to Addis tomorrow afternoon.
In the hospital John Schmaelzly had the opportunity to proctor Dr. Fekadu on using the cystoscope - a piece of equipment Project Mercy has had but had never been able to utilize. It was invaluable for Dr. Fekadu to have that time with John.
Click and Clack began to finish the myriad projects they'd gotten themselves into, including repairing the microscopes for the local schools and health department. To them, happiness is a pair of pliers and something needing to be fixed.
Donna has really had an incredible opportunity to spend time with the Project Mercy teachers and help them identify ways to maximize their opportunities to teach - especially in trying circumstances: large class sizes with few resources.
We are packed up now, ready to finish our work here at Project Mercy and begin the process of reentry. We'll be heading to the Red Cross training center in Addis Ababa tomorrow. We'll be there Wednesday night through Friday morning. Friday afternoon, we board the Emirates flight for SFO via Dubai.
Thank you for your prayers, support and love as we've been discovering what the Lord had prepared for us to do and become here in Ethiopia.
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| Isabella working at the intake station... |
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| Jerry watching his son care for a child.... |
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| Jerry at the memorial service... |
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| John at the memorial service... |
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| John Schmaelzly in action... |
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| Once again, Kathy's smiling... |
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| Laura working at the pharmacy station.. |
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| Phil - crazy positive! |
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| Even in Ethiopia, you're never safe from the photobomber... |
