Monthly Archives: June 2008

Days 9, 10 and 11:  The wind-down Over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, it became clearer and clearer which people would remain as friends forever.  Most of the last few days are a blur to me.  Almost every plan I had in … Continue reading →

Day 9:  Peace, Happiness and Life . . .  or No one knows the day you die   We started our intervention project with the Batwa today.  so many days of planning for this one day event.  We want to … Continue reading →

Day 8:  Fumes and Beauty I had three things on my “to do” list today:  buy passport photos for the Batwa, visit the Ministry of Health (Rwandan government), and visit the Office of Immigration.  I could only complete the first … Continue reading →

Day 7:  To Life!  (A double entry) [From Le] Sara, Miranda, and I got to the Maternity Ward today and it was very quiet for Rwandan standards.  The 3 labor beds weren’t full every moment of the day.  So we … Continue reading →

June 23, 2008 I DELIVERED MY FIRST AFRICAN BABY!!!!  I had Dr. Pam and Sara (the midwife) on either side of me coaching me through the entire process, with Miranda watching near by.  It was more joy then I can … Continue reading →

Well, Sunday is a day of rest for so many in this very religious country.  The group I am working with spent several hours in the late afternoon planning the rest of our week.  More on that later.  Though the … Continue reading →

I skipped Day 3 entry, mostly because I was just plain tired.  Suffice it to say that we had a taste of what we will do, kind of a test run.  For me, I worked with my small group of … Continue reading →

We got ready for the wedding and just had to pose for each other.  These are my favorite two photos.  The young lady on the left is Jill, a medical student.  She will be staying in Rwanda for several weeks … Continue reading →

We have been so busy the last couple of days that the blogs are showing up farther and farther between.  The good thing is, my wife is in for the night and likely to do her first blog.  I figure … Continue reading →

Dearest  Loved Ones, Finally I have a moment to write when it is not 11p.m. and I’m too exhausted to stay awake another moment.  It has been very full to say the least, I haven’t even read what Christopher has … Continue reading →