Today is a holiday for the hospital so Alvin came home early. Gracie and Will had the day off school. We will call it a "snow day" since there is so much snow back home! We have been battling a stomach virus. Prayers are appreciated. Hopefully, Alvin will not get it.
Please pray for a sweet baby named Ruth who came from the baby center. The baby center is an orphanage about 4 hours from here. She has had severe stomach problems and has coded twice. Please pray for healing and wisdom for the doctors.
We are thankful that our God "is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us." He is the Great Physician! There is one patient at the hospital that had been on a ventilator for over a month. She is now off the ventilator, sitting up at the bedside, and even took a few steps with physical therapy.
The ortho team has decreased in size since we arrived. Yesterday, on rounds there was only one orthopedic surgeon, one resident, one medical student, a clinical officer intern, and myself. Thats down from two surgeons, four residents, a medical student, a clinical officer, and an intern, and myself. Thankfully, the inpatient list has decreased some also. This week the number was less than thirty for the first time since we arrived.
Please pray for the patients here. There are a lot of bad fractures, but also a lot of bad soft tissue injuries. One man we washed out again this morning has lost approximately 65% of the skin on his leg between the knee and ankle. Another lady's hand was caught in a machine at a tea factory last week. She has had several "washouts", but now needs a skin graft.
Most of all pray for those who have not accepted Christ as there Saviour, for they have the greatest
need.
Pictures are posted on Facebook and in Dropbox.
Thanks for all the support and encouragement,
Alvin, Anna, Gracie, and Will
