Internet...YIPPEEE!

Yesterday was like my birthday all over again!! Got internet and water both in the same day and then had time to read my birthday greetings and send a mass update to all of them. Did my laundry this morning and feel great with a thorough shampoo and shower. I noticed yesterday that we have robins here too but about half the size of ones in the US. So life is good. I even caught up with Dancin' with the Stars on the news.

I didn't tell you that this is termite season here and the termites are quite large and have wings so that the ground and clinic are covered with the dang things. The locals eat them raw or fried and were trying to get me to eat some. I told Edward the admin I was going to have to fly home immediately to avoid eating the things. I was joking and everyone had a good laugh. A couple of days ago, Jared, the music teacher, I swear was playing the Beer Barrel Polka on his key board so I started doing a solo polka. I joking chastised him for playing a liquor song in a booze free environment. Jared is 20 and can't get to University due to poor secondary school performance but he was a street kid. He has such a heart for these children and on top of that is amazingly talented musically. I am praying that he can get into the music business somehow. He writes the songs the kids sing here--amazing.

Power Outages!!

I hope you had a blessed Easter! It was a sad Easter here without mom. It was tradition for her to play Easter bunny early in the morning for our egg hunt. At least she got a chance to call so I could hear her voice and know she is okay.

She has been unable to respond or check emails for the past 10 days due to power outages. There has been NO electricity or running water – very primitive living. The rainy season has brought heavy rains and loss of power. It has been very hard running the clinic in the dark and using crank flashlights. When she called me she was staying at Pastor Morris’s house. She was able to charge her phone and watch a little TV! She is hoping once the electricity is back up she can get her own internet going in the clinic. Once that happens she can start responding to email more frequently.

Blessings,
Sara