5/2/2012 Wednesday morning
We had an incredible day at the clinic, seeing around 425 patients. Since it was the Kenyan Labor Day we were not quite sure what to expect. The day started out a a little slow as the neighborhood obviously was sleeping in. Traffic was light entering the slum, and there were far fewer matatus picking up passengers and only about one in four shops were setting out their wares compared to a normal week day. The morning was therefore a little slow, but we had registered our 200th patient by noon. Things continued at a good pace until the end of the day. We had a strong rain come in while we were doing our end of the day devotion and I got a chance to use a rain poncho for the first time in at least three trips. Veterans of these mission trips will always tell you to pack light and that if you haven't used something in 3 trips in a row, never bring it again. There is one exception to this rule. Rain gear. We did indeed go to the Carnivore, where we were joined by Catherine and her son Eugene. He is twelve and a half and ate us all under the table. Lupe told the wait staff that it was Eugene'a birthday and we had a grand celebration. It was real nice to have an evening to decompress from the work we do during the day. Tonight we will be at Pastor Shauen Trump's residence for dinner at the LCMS compound next to where we stay. We are honored to be able to join him and his family in their home. We expect larger numbers at the clinic today, since this is the pattern we have seen in previous years.
Sorry for the lack of pictures so far, the Internet and power have been big issues. Sometimes, a good power outage is the best thing for our Internet connection since it resets the whole building. At the very worst, I will have the nicest of our pictures out on the blog very soon after we return to Texas. So, stay tuned... Time to head off to work.. Please continue to pray for our effectiveness in spreading the Good News through this human care ministry.
We had an incredible day at the clinic, seeing around 425 patients. Since it was the Kenyan Labor Day we were not quite sure what to expect. The day started out a a little slow as the neighborhood obviously was sleeping in. Traffic was light entering the slum, and there were far fewer matatus picking up passengers and only about one in four shops were setting out their wares compared to a normal week day. The morning was therefore a little slow, but we had registered our 200th patient by noon. Things continued at a good pace until the end of the day. We had a strong rain come in while we were doing our end of the day devotion and I got a chance to use a rain poncho for the first time in at least three trips. Veterans of these mission trips will always tell you to pack light and that if you haven't used something in 3 trips in a row, never bring it again. There is one exception to this rule. Rain gear. We did indeed go to the Carnivore, where we were joined by Catherine and her son Eugene. He is twelve and a half and ate us all under the table. Lupe told the wait staff that it was Eugene'a birthday and we had a grand celebration. It was real nice to have an evening to decompress from the work we do during the day. Tonight we will be at Pastor Shauen Trump's residence for dinner at the LCMS compound next to where we stay. We are honored to be able to join him and his family in their home. We expect larger numbers at the clinic today, since this is the pattern we have seen in previous years.
Sorry for the lack of pictures so far, the Internet and power have been big issues. Sometimes, a good power outage is the best thing for our Internet connection since it resets the whole building. At the very worst, I will have the nicest of our pictures out on the blog very soon after we return to Texas. So, stay tuned... Time to head off to work.. Please continue to pray for our effectiveness in spreading the Good News through this human care ministry.
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