January 30/ Chapter 10 Another Surprise
Well, we have another surprise but I’m going to write about it at the end. No peeking. Just kidding. The surgery team had a good day. They would have liked to accomplish a little more but things went well.
The medical teams went on a tour of a village. The host family had recently had a death in the family but they still waited for the team and gave them a tour. The team took some small bars of soap with them. A grandmother danced around she was so overjoyed to get the soap. A socceer ball was given to the kids and they liked that much better than the soap. Go figure.
One other place the team visited was a site for the clean water improvement. This summer a youth team will travel with Mercy Trips and work on the wells. I don’t have a lot of details but that will be forthcoming. A woman in the area danced around when she found out they will have clean water.
The medical teams had a chance to go do a little shopping. Diana commented on the clothes made by the local people and how beautiful they are. They can’t make much money making the clothes because of the area they are in but if they lived in the US they would be able to make more money.
A sad but then happy story….A gentleman that lived in the Mbale area needed to work on his motorcycle but was unable to buy the parts there in Uganda. The parts were available in the US so he ordered them and had them shipped to our house. Before the team left for Uganda the man had a medical problem that needed surgery and wasn’t able to get to a surgeon in time and he passed away. The widow of the man wanted the motorcycle parts so she could have it fixed and sell it. The happy part of the story….a team member, Daniel, works on motorcycles in his spare time. He takes them apart and puts them back together. The motorcycle in Uganda just happens to be a Honda and the kind Daniel works on is a Honda. It gives me goosebumps. He will be going in with the surgery team then go work on the motorcycle. It will be a tremendous help to the widow if she can sell the bike. Dan is very excited to be able to help with the bike.
The head nurse at the hospital is named Anna. An orphan was dropped off at the hospital and Anna began taking care of her. Apparently the mom had died and there was noone left to take care of the baby. Ana said they named the child Mercy. Laura became attached to the child and carried her around today.
This afternoon for lunch the team had hamburgers and fries. Kiska was excited to get fries. Then for dinner they had more fries. Kiska was excited again.
OK, here’s the surprise…Just before the team left the hospital today the local surgeon, Dr. David Nubooba, came out and told Craig that a woman in labor had come to the hospital. Craig went in with him and not only was there one women in labor but two. A few team members offered to stay with Craig and help him and Dr. David with delivery. Both women needed a “C” section. Dr. David does a lot of deliveries, “C” sections included. He was able to teach Craig how to do a “C” section. Craig was able to the next one himself. Josh was holding a baby when the dad walked in. The dad asked if he was Dr. Craig? Of course Josh said no. The man wanted to know his name and Josh, of course, said Joshua. The man named the baby Joshua. Dr. Patrick told Craig later the other family named their baby Craig. What a special day! Now not only has the team been teachers, they have also been students.
Continue to keep the team in your prayers. We don’t know if there will be any more surprises but the Lord knows. It makes me wonder just what is in store for next week.
Continue to pray for those that are feeling under the weather. Jordan, Rob, Camden and Jack. Pray the rest of the team stays healthy.
I almost forgot..Jordan has been making a documentary but she was not feeling well. Her sister Erin was at the hospital with the camera but no film. Erin used Craig’s camera and was able to film the deliveries. When the doctor made the first cut for the “C” section Erin jumped back a little. I can’t wait to see some of the film. I don’t think I want to see all of it though.
Tomorrow the team will attend church then go for a picnic at Sisyi Falls. This is a tradition also. For those of you that haven’t seen pictures of the falls you are in for a treat.
That’s all for today, I hope you are doing well. Until tomorrow……………….