Ladies from church after sharing a farewell meal of nshima and chicken, and Mama Kafweku and Mamisa on the walk home. Me standing at my house with the gift the congregation gave me, a chitenge skirt and a grass basket. Bless them.
A few last visits to the village, lots of curious children as usual!
Having a meal with Mamisa's family, and her and her sisters having a boogie.
Some interesting medical cases
An old internal fixation plate worked it's way to the surface of this mans leg, he had an operation in Congo in 1988! And 7 year old sickle-cell patient Joshua's spleen being removed; he happily went home a few days post-op after about 6 months in hospital with constant needs for blood transfusions. For those who don't know, the spleen, on the right, cannot normally be felt in a healthy person - in this case it took up most of his abdominal space! Mass haemolysis (breaking down) of red blood cells, common in sickle cell patients, causes this abnormality.
A baby with a ruptured omphalocele (born with the guts on the outside) and the doctors operating.
Weighing a baby for the TB program, and working on a sick child on Childrens ward.
Ward round with Doctor John.
CAMP DRAMA
The annual girls camp was in August and drew a crowd of 96 girls. We had lots of great bible teaching, singing, dramas, games, swimming, good food, and a few frightening moments...
The snake
On Tuesday afternoon, a long black snake was spotted in the trees, followed by girlish screams and rock throwing. The snake slithered majestically through the trees and into the hollow of a trunk... uh oh... so.... TIMBER!!
No one would rest until the snake was dead! After chopping down the tree, it was hacked into by several people for about 20 minutes until the snake emerged.
There it is! The girls all ran after it throwing rocks and hitting long sticks fearlessly until the dead snake was proudly hung for view. Hooray!
Campfire
Fires like these, although cute and cozy looking, we found can lead to drastic consequences when not handled carefully, as we experienced when 3 cabins burnt down one night spreading terror through the campsite. A few girls lost possession, but glory to God, no one was injured.
All hands on deck for mixing up a big pot of nshima for 100 hungry mouths.
Always time for hairdressing! And the girls memorising verses in their free time.
