Tanzania 2007 Medical Team Report

Hello, all is well in Tanzania. Our 4th clinic day is completed. This was our busiest day yet. I guess word got around!!!

Last night (Wednesday) we attended church services with the students at the Jr. Lutheran Seminary. This gave us an opportunity to see Grant "in action". The students sang to us and played the drums. They sounded wonderful. Grant then offered us the opportunity to sing for them......we did.......and we sounded wonderful too!!!!!!

Grant took a group to St. Mary's Hospital to tour tonight. Tomorrow is our last clinic day. :( Our medicines and eyeglasses are running low (eye drops ran out days ago), the luggage hasn't shown up yet, two are
meds and one is eyeglasses and drops. BUT that hasn't kept us from
helping hundreds and hundreds of people. We love the challenge!!!!!!!

Lance brought a soccer ball to donate to the village and Brett and Conner have been on the "football" field playing with the kids. Boy are they good soccer players. The soccer ball they had before was cloth tied up with string to make a ball. How excited they were. Many brought trinkets for the sick children, they will hug onto them while receiving an injection. I hope it helped comfort them a little.

A lot of malaria, worms, abcesses, dry eyes...... some sent to the hospital for further treatment (at no expense to the patient). But still many, many happy faces after being told their baby will get better with the treatment we will give them today. What a blessing the people of Tanzania have given to all of us.

Keep up your prayers for safety, security, stamina of the team. And also, as always, keep Grant and the others here in Tanzania in your daily prayers.

Deboria