Wednesday Oct 24 10:45pm
Today was a very busy day - clinic was full throttle (144 patients seen), 5 cases in the OR, several work projects begun or completed, assessments of schoolchildren begun...
A challenge for the group is the reality that as the day gets going, we are pulled in several different directions which can increase the potential to feel less connected with what our teammates are doing. Tonight's community time together was rich as we began to share stories from the day and what we've been learning through the time here in Yetebon.
-John VN and Jerry Cline have found multiple projects to become involved in. Meet Click and Clack, Ethiopia's newest microscope repair technicians! They've repaired 8 or 9 here on the Project Mercy campus and hospital. Word got to Butajira that some microscopic skills (no, really, not making a 'little' joke there) had come to town. The local high school principal and the regional education director came to the hospital, met our men with tools, and now our resident McGyvers are scheduled to repair Butajira high school's microscopes next Monday...
-Anya threw herself even more into the public health/childrens ministry by helping with puppet shows and story-telling. She sat with one of our nurse translators and shared the story of God's love for each of us using her gift of storytelling and many props to illustrate the meaning of her stories. (Spoiler Alert: proud parent moment) It was incredible to see her share her life and who God is without fear or embarrassment.
-Michael Cline shared his experience of witnessing the empowerment of the nurse translators as they became even more involved in the clinic and education/ministry dimensions of our team. It was invigorating to share knowledge and expand the knowledge base of Seba (pictured), the nurse he has been working with, precepting her as she began to see children alongside him. He was available to answer questions about conditions and treatments necessary; she was available to answer his questions about all things Amharic... (He had a lot more questions than she did!)
Empowerment fits entirely with the model we want to support here in Ethiopia: to help train and educate Ethiopians who will be increasingly able to do whatever things we're doing today. We want to train ourselves out of a job....
-Rochelle has been amazing with the children in the education/ministry area - enthusiastic, loving, and very giving of prayers, touches, and a listening ear. Today she described how much the children were enjoying the education/ministry area of our clinic - even circling back for another round of Daniel and the Lions' Den puppetry despite being scared (initially) of the lion puppet!
Today was a very busy day - clinic was full throttle (144 patients seen), 5 cases in the OR, several work projects begun or completed, assessments of schoolchildren begun...
A challenge for the group is the reality that as the day gets going, we are pulled in several different directions which can increase the potential to feel less connected with what our teammates are doing. Tonight's community time together was rich as we began to share stories from the day and what we've been learning through the time here in Yetebon.
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| John and Jerry (Click and Clack) repair the bus floor... |
-John VN and Jerry Cline have found multiple projects to become involved in. Meet Click and Clack, Ethiopia's newest microscope repair technicians! They've repaired 8 or 9 here on the Project Mercy campus and hospital. Word got to Butajira that some microscopic skills (no, really, not making a 'little' joke there) had come to town. The local high school principal and the regional education director came to the hospital, met our men with tools, and now our resident McGyvers are scheduled to repair Butajira high school's microscopes next Monday...
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| Anya uses props from the Bible book to share the story of God's love and redemption to a rapt audience of kindergartners with the help of one of our incredible nurse translators... |
-Anya threw herself even more into the public health/childrens ministry by helping with puppet shows and story-telling. She sat with one of our nurse translators and shared the story of God's love for each of us using her gift of storytelling and many props to illustrate the meaning of her stories. (Spoiler Alert: proud parent moment) It was incredible to see her share her life and who God is without fear or embarrassment.
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| Michael Cline and Seba working with our precious patients... |
Empowerment fits entirely with the model we want to support here in Ethiopia: to help train and educate Ethiopians who will be increasingly able to do whatever things we're doing today. We want to train ourselves out of a job....
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| Rochelle and some of the kids she's fallen in love with... |
Tomorrow is a new day - we'll continue with clinics and cases, projects and assessments. The team is healthy and intact - Phil returned from Addis with the Gang of 5 (our rogue 5 duffel bags) in tow. Please pray for continued solid work, cooperation, and health. Most of all - pray that we would be people who are after God's heart and open to being re-made by him.
MVN
