The first night....

Hi everyone, I just spoke with Steph again and she filled me in on her first night in the village of Owerri where they are staying. She described it as "the most miserable night of my life".... Evidently it barely gets below 80 degrees at night and there is nothing to circulate the 100% humidity filled air to at least help. She said she got about 5 hours of sleep and it sounded like it was mainly because she had only gotten the same amount in the previous 48 hours and her body just needed to recharge even in the muggy conditions. She also shared with me that there are no seats on the toilet so you women that are reading this can imagine how fun that must be....sometimes it's nice to be a guy!

Anyway, she said they went to a local worship service this morning and it was a blast. After that, they went to the clinic today near the school and orphanage and got to play with the children there for the afternoon which was the highlight of her day. The excitement in her voice is immediately recognizable when she talks about interacting with them and making them smile and laugh. She said she has taken lots of pictures and can't wait to share them with everyone when she gets back!

Another person in their group whose name is Queen is from Nigeria I'm told and still maintains a house there so they went there this evening and will be staying there for the next 2 nights. Sounded like everyone was really looking forward to the ceiling fan that Queen has in her house in hopes of getting a few hours of "comfortable" sleep. From there they will be heading to the town of Arusha for a couple days to work at a clinic there. The main things they are doing at the clinics are overall assessments of the children and checking their spleen sizes which is a good indicator of whether or not they have contracted malaria.

She said the city is run primarily on generators which leaves the electricity to chance it sounded like although she was optimistic that she would have an internet connection perhaps as soon as later today/tonight. If she does, she said she will of course update the blog with firsthand information. Reading some first hand accounts of her amazing journeys over there certainly will be exciting and welcomed even it includes her correcting the inevitable errors in my witty 2nd hand translated narratives!

In closing, she is doing very well and doing lots of good things over there. Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers - they are greatly appreciated!

Until next time,
Nate