Shots

I have begun to accept the fact that there is going to be sand in every part of the house and that my feet are always going to be dirty. Everywhere you look thre is sand, no grass to be seen. It is hard to keep clean.

Yesterday I was miserably sick. I don't really know what caused it, but today I am better. I definetly begin to miss my mom when I don't feel good. In general though, I am beginning to miss every one. Please keep posting and sending messages. It is quite encouraging and is a huge boost to hear from everybody.


Things are beginning to settle into a routine now. We are beginning to take shifts now at the clinic because there isn't enought to do when we all go. The other day we went to some other villages that are more remote to give vaccines...I got to give several babies their shots, which was pretty cool.

I noticed that every baby cried and pulled away from the pain, and it was clear they did not understand why I had made them hurt. They didn't know it was for their own good. And I thought that this is how we -- or at least I am with God. He often disciplines us and does things to mold into the man or woman we were meant to be-- and it is often painful, and sometimes we don't even know that it is for our own good. We are left with the same question as the children...Why? ----None of the adults cry though because they understand why they are getting the shots.

Please pray for us here, and for the people we are ministering to. Please pray for a girl named Fatou... she is very sick.