Almost Time

The medical mission in only a week away! I am REALLY nervous but super excited because everyone in my community and surrounding communities are excited. The timing worked out a little crappy because I am going to visit my sister right beforehand. I am very excited to see my family and dogs and AMERICA...but I'm not relying on the government and community members to tie up the loose ends that couldn't be finished before I left. It will be interesting to see how much running around I have to do when I get back to make everything here.

We are working hard to get the laboratory ready to go. The government wants to follow all the rules, but they don't realize the situation (very rural, very poor) may mean not following those rules. Additionally, they have pressure to get the lab up and running because they're already advertising it as up and running. Getting the logistics up and running is definitely difficult in a down here. We plan on taking collecting samples here and then sending them down for analysis. Planning all that is very difficult

We got all the money needed for the ultrasound and I am SO excited to start offering that service. We had so much support that we have even more money to use to equip the hospital! I cannot begin to express my gratitude to everyone who donated! I will send out pictures and make a video of the mission when it's finished.