Over the last few weeks I have collected lots of pictures from other people, so I thought it would be fun to post some of them. I arranged them kind of like a typical day here in Congo. Enjoy!
Wake up- 5:30 am and breakfast with the neighbors
The goats that like to hang out at the mission where I live
Views on the drive or bike ride to the hospital:
Morning in the bloc (what we call the operating room):
A little boy whose club feet we are trying to correct with casting
Changing his cast with Dr. Laura
He was happy that we were finally done
Putting an IV in
Ready to assist with surgery- can't touch anything not sterile
Andrew and I assisting Dr. Laura with an abdominal surgery
OR a morning doing rounds:
A little boy in pediatrics who has marasmus (a severe form of malnutrition)
Georgine getting her home made walker after months confined to her bed after a femur fracture
An adorable down syndrome boy who stole my heart
His Mom loved getting pictures with us
Baby Isaiah whose Mom died last week after her C-section to have him.
The family doesn't want anything to do with the baby so the Cedarville girls and I were asked by a friend to name him. We decided to name him Isaiah!
Since Isaiah's Mom died, he needs to be fed formula every 4 hours. I got to feed him a number of times last week.
Stop by triage to see Mama Emma doing vitals.
My favorite little baby in Emergency, she is a monkey.
The premie who weighed 1.6 pounds at birth. He is doing well and if he survives he will be the smallest baby to make it at Pioneer Christian Hospital.
A little girl in pediatrics who has a horrible head wound from an IV infiltration.
The day at the hospital is over:
Waiting outside administration to head back to the mission
The cows outside of the hospital entrance
Dinner for the night (this was a special dinner when we used brownie mix, cheese and put the oven on, all rare occurences in Impfondo)
Dessert to celebrate Laura's birthday (We made nestle chocolate chip cookies using chocolate from the US- best taste ever)
Singing and dancing in the chapel to celebrate Dr. Laura:
Watching the Impfondo football team play at the hospital:
Practicing our suturing so we are ready to stitch:
And if its Sunday we end the day with a time of singing, prayer and fellowship with the other missionaries and visitors.
loved these. miss you logrolove!
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