Village clinic, Gusu

 Karri, Mandy and Joseph getting ready to start the clinic - notice Karri has her 'spray tan'.

 In front of one of the new classroom blocks, Karri, Mandy and Joseph waiting for the clinic to start.

 Mandy and Karri preparing to set up the lab station.

 Joseph and his translator, Charles - in the classroom, preparing for the clinic.

 Karri and Mandy doing malaria tests - my translator, Ruth, is in the background.

 Two little ones, getting ready to have a 'jab' from the girls at the malaria test station.

 Walking to the actual village - Joseph and Mandy.

 In the village, Joseph, Karri, and Mandy.

 A Malawian 'cow boy' in the village!!

Joseph and Karri have a coke from a village store. Notice the cowboy in front.



Wednesday, we all went to Gusu village to do a mobile clinic.  We rode on a bus (now, for anyone who knows Mandy, you can ask her to give you a vivid description of the trip into and out of the village!!)  We set up in the new class room blocks - Joseph and I were the providers in one class room, with Mandy and Karri as our 'lab techs'. Verson (Malawian clinical officer) and a nurse practioner from the US were in the other classroon. The middle block was the pharmacy.  I am not sure how many patients we saw, but we did not feel stressed or over whelmed. I think because the organization involved in this village (E3) tries to do a mobile clinic every month the great press of people has been reduced.  At the end of the clinic, we walked into the village to see the improvements that E3 has started - not only the school blocks, but also a well, holding tanks, and a teacher's house. They are in the process of building a house with solar panels to power the well pump, more school blocks and additional teacher homes. At some point they would like to put in a clinic.  Contact me if you would like more information about this group!  Of course, it is the dry season here, and the last ~ hour of the trip was on a dirt (or 'dust') road. Poor Karri was at the back of the bus - the dustiest area - and arrived covered with a fine coat of red dust - we refer to this as our 'African spray tan'. Of course, by the time we got home, we were all covered with dust.

Enjoy the photos, and keep us in your prayers. The most dangerous thing anyone does in a third world country is get in a vehicle. The girls really understand that after our bus trip!

Praise reports:
Our safe travel to and from Gusu
The girls are well!!
The successful clinic.

Prayer requests:
Continued safety
Continued 'wellness'