Steve in the outpatient clinic. We share this office with one interpreter between the two of us.
There is a small exam table behind that curtain to my right. Very old and very small but it works great.
The "Clean" procedure room. Site of various lipoma removals, suturing, paracentesis (or this is also done in the hallway), foreign body removals and amputations.
This is the room where steve did plastic surgery with our battery operated head lamp because the power went off at least twice.
The "dirty" procedure room. This is where we do various I&D (incisions and drainage), wound debridement and ultrasounds.
The bucket of sutures Steve had to choose from in the dark!
The on-call vehicle for nighttime rounds....our insurance policy from needing to use the anti-snake venom supply on ourselves. But at least it is in our refrigerator if we need it quickly!
House #6...home sweet home..or is that home sweat home? Hey but it is nearly mosquito free.
One of the main streets in Nalerigu after a brief downpour.
Naomi's Fund - This is a biweekly program with the 1st Baptist Church (there is a 2nd and apparently a 3rd) which provides grain for widows and blind people as well as their children. The Nyhus family took us along for the ride and we were able to hand out the shorts and dresses Jeremy's grandmother and her friends made for the kids. We were caught for the second time in an absolute deluge. Steve protected the camera while Jeremy passed out the gifts and was soaking wet.
So, here we are at the end after the madness of trying to hand out the clothes. We managed but the rain made it a little difficult to be civilized.
Steve caught this little guy sneaking some food while the people were listening to Wendy talk. I think he might be eating a relative...not sure.
Passing out the clothes with the help of some local boys to translate and push when needed. They were crowd control. We had to tell the older ladies these clothes were only for children but it didn't really help, hence the older looking hand at the bottom of the picture.
One of the dresses. Perfect size.
A pair of the shorts. The kids were all very happy to receive their clothes. Next time we will bring more for sure.
A child listening to the devotion. Steve's shot of the day. (Note the umbilical hernia common to every child and almost all adults here)
Well that is all for now. It took us several tries to get this all up at the same time. We hope you enjoy it and we will talk to you all again soon.
Love,
Jeremy and Steve
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