a little something from my good friend, chantal anderson. check out her work.
http://clpmag.org/article.php?article=How-to-Deliver-a-Baby-without-a-Doctor_00283
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Monday, April 04, 2011
this is what i came for.
this week an exciting discovery was made. the dear chantal anderson from seattle made friends (are we surprised?) with a man who owns a copy shop and also has dial up speed internet. eeeek. so today, i came to right you all a little update about life here in desh.
we arrived here on the 20th of march and stayed in the capital city for two days. we made a nine hour journey out to a village to be greeted by innumerable sets of staring eyes (later we found that it has been 10 years since foreigners have set foot in this village). a chipper midwife from england, we will call her "sister", has lived here since 1968, and helped us make contact with this untouched land. she made arrangements for us to stay at the hospital. so currently, we live about a two minute walk from the front door of bollophur hospital. there are 98 nursing students who have welcomed us with curious looks and open arms. our house is the new "cool" hangout. luckily i have more than 100 friends who will come at the drop of a hat when i fail to light the fire once again for making dinner for the team.
the dynamic of this location means that small teams go out for a week or a day at a time and then we reunite once a week as a whole group. it has come with its challenges but also with its blessings. this week a small team of 2 students midwives were able to travel to three villages and do satellite antenatal clinics for women who wouldn't usually have the chance to get ANC. they also were able to minister hope to a woman whose daughter committed suicide 2 years ago. poisioning with insecticides is a common occurance, three times this week at the hospital, patients came in who had poisoned themselves. it seems there is an underlying sense of unhappiness-caused by poverty, arranged marriages and more that drives people to do this. all the more reason to talk about J*sus.
i have been challenged and pushed to see G*d more while leading this team alone. G*d is the source of every good thing, and I want to give tes*imony to the fact that he has continued to lead and guide me in leading our team. We miss the team in India, but facebook and text messages are keeping us connected.
just a small update, thanks for all the support and pr*yers. i have felt them so much this week especially.
we arrived here on the 20th of march and stayed in the capital city for two days. we made a nine hour journey out to a village to be greeted by innumerable sets of staring eyes (later we found that it has been 10 years since foreigners have set foot in this village). a chipper midwife from england, we will call her "sister", has lived here since 1968, and helped us make contact with this untouched land. she made arrangements for us to stay at the hospital. so currently, we live about a two minute walk from the front door of bollophur hospital. there are 98 nursing students who have welcomed us with curious looks and open arms. our house is the new "cool" hangout. luckily i have more than 100 friends who will come at the drop of a hat when i fail to light the fire once again for making dinner for the team.
the dynamic of this location means that small teams go out for a week or a day at a time and then we reunite once a week as a whole group. it has come with its challenges but also with its blessings. this week a small team of 2 students midwives were able to travel to three villages and do satellite antenatal clinics for women who wouldn't usually have the chance to get ANC. they also were able to minister hope to a woman whose daughter committed suicide 2 years ago. poisioning with insecticides is a common occurance, three times this week at the hospital, patients came in who had poisoned themselves. it seems there is an underlying sense of unhappiness-caused by poverty, arranged marriages and more that drives people to do this. all the more reason to talk about J*sus.
i have been challenged and pushed to see G*d more while leading this team alone. G*d is the source of every good thing, and I want to give tes*imony to the fact that he has continued to lead and guide me in leading our team. We miss the team in India, but facebook and text messages are keeping us connected.
just a small update, thanks for all the support and pr*yers. i have felt them so much this week especially.
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