Friday, October 12, 2012

Oct. 5 - Lots of surgeries


Liz got her wish today.  She and Dr. Julie were very busy with surgeries, in fact they lost count of how many dog and cat spays and neuters they did not to mention the puppy deworming and vaccinations of animals that did not need surgery. They did surgery under the shade of the tree outside the huts in the morning.  The occasional breeze caused leaves to flutter down into the instrument tray and surgery table.   Fortunately none made it into the incisions.  After a hot and dry morning they were interrupted in the middle of the day by a fierce wind and rain storm.  They were able to finish after it abated but had to move into the motorcycle hut as it continued to sprinkle on and off.

Andy had the frustrating day today.  All the projects he was slatted to work on have ended up costing a lot more than was planned for.  Discussion is happening as to how they might proceed on the projects with limited funds.

The ticks don’t seem to be as selective here.  Only Liz got ticks in Soroti.  Here everyone is getting them.  Wild life in the grass roofed hut we are staying in – a camel spider, quite venomous.  We promptly dispatched it.

Prayer Requests:
-         Safe travel for Val and success on auto parts shopping
-         Guidance for Andy’s projects and the finances to fund them
-         Opportunity to witness to the local Karamajong.  Very few of them speak English.

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