4th of July!

The compound is FULL of people! Teachers, medical team, maintenance, etc.  There have been families with kids coming and going, which I have enjoyed (except it is much harder to run around with them here- this heat and humidity slows me down! Either that or I’m just turning old way too fast haha). At the compound church service the other night there were almost 50 people. It’s pretty neat to be surrounded by so many people who have such a love for the Lord!

Yesterday for 4^th of July we had quite the celebration. Games, volleyball, softball, great dinner with all-American food (my favorite was the blue jello with frosting lol), beautiful singing, campfire with smores (Jessica I have completely outdone you with my first experience of making a perfectly toasted GIANT ‘mallow’… we will have to let you give it a try when I’m home), and just some really great fellowship!

Today I am going to Mango. I have been hearing all about this new compound/hospital (well the hospital isn’t actually being built quite yet) and I have the opportunity to go check it out. It’s about a 9 hour drive- Togo style, my sister Jessy would probably opt to walk or she’d be very carsick- but at least I will have some good scenery to look at. Dr. Miller (the pediatrician) is coming as well. I am sad to leave a couple of the kids at the hospital, but the world will continue to revolve without him there. We have a really good medical team right now. I really enjoy working with the visiting surgeons and doctors here- it’s different than how it is in the hospitals at home. We do most of the rounds together, have a really fun time with lots of stories in the operating room, pray for the patients together, stuff like that.