Monday and Tuesday I spent at the clinic. Busy but not overwhelming, and always rewarding.
Such a mixture of folks to see: Malawians, Americans (mainly missionaries), Italian, Swiss, German, Indian, Nigerian, Brits, Pakistanis... all in two days! All ages, from infants to village agogos (grandmothers). Did a few minor surgeries (VERY minor)... Prepared and gave a short talk on anaphylaxis to the nurses and clinical officers at the clinic, even did some flow charts to post up on the walls as references. Jose taught CPR this afternoon. We managed to get the car in for an oil change - sounds simple but nothing is really simple here.. there is no 'Jiffy Lube' - haha. Tonight we had a lovely dinner with Dr. Diane Young and her husband and 3 children. We had a tuna casserole - I hadn't realized how tired I was of chicken - boy, that tuna tasted good! Tomorrow we will head north, towards Kasungu, to see Lidson, the orphan I have sponsored for years through Children of the Nations (COTN). He is in the orphan village of Chiwengo. Usually COTN brings him to Lilongwe to meet me, but this time we want to see his home and his village. It will be an all day trip, but worth it.
Pictures are of some road scenes - a roadside village that was holding some sort of meeting; another roadside village; women carrying ?water? on their heads; and a motola. The motolas are small pickup trucks that load people in the back and transport them. They are a very cheap means of transport, but not very safe! As you can see, the people were literally spilling over the sides of the truck bed! All for now, please keep us in your prayers, especially as we travel tomorrow!
I recognize some of these roads from the video! The picture with the ladies carrying water especially looks like the pass where you caught the gule wamkulu on video.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is the same stretch of road! You have a good eye, kiddo - or maybe it was because you worked on that video for so long!
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