Preachin', Paintin', Plasterin', Playin', and Prayin'

A little of everything is going on here now. Part of the group is finishing staff housing at the hospital. Putting up ceiling boards (Man is it hard to hammer upside down), Painting windows, and plastering the walls. The scaffolding is very "interesting" couple of the guys have fallen through. They determined that the ceiling job, scaffolding job was off limits to any of the "women".. my oh my.. I guess you can imaging what happened next, and yes, I can manage the scaffolding, I didn't fall through and I can hammer upside down (although I prefer hanging out at the internet cafe, giving gum to the kids).. You should have seen the face of the local helper when I hopped up on the scaffolding next to him.

TJ is working in the dentist office. Sadly, most of the work they do is pulling teeth, not alot of preventative care. Ralph has been making rounds and seeing patients with the staff Dr, DR. Paul from the UK. Again there is no surgery, except what is absolutely needed. This morning he saw an example of the Female Circumcision complications. Female Circumcision is illegal here, but is still practiced as a "right of passage" in some tribes. Guy has been making pastoral visits talking to and praying with the patients. You can't get released from the hospital until you pay.. One woman, whose husband abandoned her and the new baby, has been in the materity ward for 5 months. (we are considering taking a collection to send her home--turns out I have spent more on a bottle of wine, than what it will take to get her home).

The bible school has been heaven for the 4 of us... first day 86, next day it rained hard, we figured the numbers would be small, because these kids walk and walk and walk to get here, and they come in there best clothes. 70+ came.. Yesterday 100 + and today 120+,,, AND THEY CAME 1 HOUR EARLY!!!!!!)