Thank you

Thanks so much to all who prayed for Joe... he is recovering well from the meningitis and is almost up to full energy! The flu bug continued to make its round through the house this week with Joziah, Tyler and Brian all getting the fever/headache and Sam having a general feeling of yuck and a tickly throat... Half the time i don't know Sam is feeling sick except he gets grumpy and doesn't eat seconds at meals! We seem to be mostly on the mend though... (I hope!)

Last week Joe was able to make a trip out to Kihan for a thank you lunch for all the volunteers who helped out with finishing up the clinic... then they had a nice dinner hosted by the vice governor to say thank you as well! Talk about a lot of food! Then joe n Joziah got the opportunity to sleep at the vice governor's guest house! Sweet! It's nice to be part of a mission that is so supported by the local government! Speaks a lot for the integrity of the organization!

Last night Bethany (another married student) and I hosted a Well Woman Party... several of us girls needed quite a few more interviews/examinations to finish up our numbers... no, there was no weird midwife stuff! (my sister was imagining terribly weird things I know)... we just did a basic interview and history on the women and basic physical exams... I managed to do around 8 I think... then was too pooped for anymore... I still need 5 more before Friday I think... and 4 more initial prenatals... then 1 more question on this last assignment... tests, tests, and more tests... etc... but basically after the assignment and our numbers are turned in... I am a FREE WOMAN! WOOHOOO!!!!! (well.. free is relative when you are a mother of 7... but you understand right!?)

That's this week's update... Next time you hear from me I will hopefully be DONE with assignments!!!