"Most Surprising, Funniest or Shocking Thing"
Most surprising - Dr.Patrick had to stop and get directions to the village; he knows every place in eastern Uganda.
- Jim
During our missions to the village we usually end with handing out candy to the kids, which normally results in a crazed feeding frenzy, much like fish in an aquarium. On this occasion we were fortunate enough to be escorted by the military soldiers supplied by Patrick Mutono's high ranking position in parliament. At the end of clinic I thought it was quite cool to see the military lining all the children up in a strict Que to receive their dividend of candy. The children were totally respectful of the military authority! Quite a well placed use of military might.
- Mark
While driving to the hospital one morning, Natalie began to feel sick to her stomach. We had the bus driver pull over on the side of the road so she could get out of the bus. Now, when kids see us they usually think that they are getting candy or some treat. As our bus pulled over on the side of the road, many kids came running up all excited to see us. Natalie came out of the bus and began throwing up. The kids instantly came to a stop, and the looks of horror on their face was priceless.
- Angie
I thought I'd seen everything in a hospital ward, but seeing a rooster strolling through was definitely a first. Ditto Angie's story.
- Julie
What Angie said lol
- Grace
There was a mix-up in the schedule today and we had a clinic we were not supposed to have so we had to divide the already small group even further, but when you do these trips you have to learn to go with the flow. We had to cancel one of the thyroids due to a cardiac arrhythmia that developed after anesthesia induction, turned out to be fortuitous since the second goitre had some seriously baffling anatomy and took almost twice as long as usual to safely accomplish. otherwise the OR has run very smooth. Wish we had 2 more general surgeons, we could be having a hernia fest running three rooms. The dynamic Meyer duo and super-scrub Gracie are spoiling me seriously this trip. As you can see from the above we are having a rollicking good time while serving.
- Craig
Please consider a couple of prayer requests; Natalie continues to be plagued by intermittent stomach problems, Jim's brother is having some health issues, I'm sure Jim is longing to be back stateside soon to provide more support, and I was just informed that a missionary couple was involved in a tragic accident here today which claimed the life of their infant child and left them seriously injured, not sure if we will be able to travel over to give any help, but we are looking into it.
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