Clinic and CPR

Today I spent the morning and afternoon in the clinic. It was a busy morning but the afternoon was pretty quiet. We start the mornings with a devotional - singing songs, prayer, reading from the Bible (someone shares what God has laid on their hearts), more prayer. It is a sweet time that reminds us we are simply God's servants - His hands here on earth. Since the afternoon was pretty quiet, I found some other things to do: Kinn (lab tech) refreshed me on what malaria looks like under the microscope, and Lewis (rad tech) had me come and see an interesting sonogram - large ovarian cyst. Lewis is a very bright guy, with official training as a radiology technician for plain films. He has taken a few courses on sonogram and is able to use the clinic's sonogram amazingly well. Someday maybe he will get the complete, official sonogram course! I roamed the halls and took some photos in the clinic, a few of which I am sharing with you here. Kinn is the lab tech (white coat, by microscope), one of two techs in the clinic. Both he and James (other tech) are bright and very helpful. Rashid (in vest) is one of the clinical officers, and he is smart, smart, smart! He is an excellent source of information for me, and he specializes in dermatology - and we see a lot of weird rashes here! Dora (green jacket) is the charge nurse for the clinic. She is always cheerful and willing to help. She manages the nurses and their duties with efficiency and kindness. The other photo is my office.

Jose spent the morning preparing for another CPR course - this is the first of 3 he will be teaching for the ABC Academy. They want all the teachers and teacher aides to have CPR. Today he did the teacher's aides, all Malawians. The first photo is of the class after they finished the course.

Tomorrow after morning clinic we head out to Lake Malawi, Senga Bay, to spend the weekend with the Masekos. Peter is on call at the district hospital, so we are hoping to go to the hospital and use the sonogram I brought, see some patients with him and just generally 'hang out' with the family! Should be a fun week-end.