24 May Update & Reflection on zombies.

A hazy sunny day with a nice breeze. Cory dusted off the paint supplies so that 3 showers: guest house, the Dearest house and the kid's, should be a nice blue color by the end of the day. [Guests will be arriving soon!]

Both Eli and Anna working hard to check off the boxes that direct our school days.

Me...working on mini projects like: organization, continuing education credits, de-cluttering the house, supervising school.

Sunday's sermon talked about while we wait on God, not to compare ourselves with others. The dangers that come out of this range from feeling superior to others to depression from not measuring up. Just today I caught the words coming from my mouth as I compared myself and ended up in the judgmental/feeling superior trap. [Thankfully the Lord continues to work on me and my attitudes]

Yesterday for the first time in months I fulfilled the role I trained for years to qualify for...I consulted 2 patients in clinic. Normal blog readers know that for the last couple of months various situations prevented me from seeing patients in clinic: severely sprained ankle, trip, rainy weather, very small clinics. I saw a 2 year old girl and a 76+ year old man. Neither needed to go to lab but I enjoyed talking to them and advising them on their minor health issues.

Still reflecting on the all night prayer service on May 13-14th.

I find some of the contrasts between here and the USA very interesting. Last October being in Michigan I found myself shocked by a news report showing hundreds of adults parading through a major city dressed up as zombies.

My knowledge of real zombies consists of news articles, 1 TV documentary or information found in books on Haiti, never having personally experienced meeting a zombie. Maybe this explains why up to now I neglected to pray for them and their families. Despite knowing some of the horrors of the abuse a zombified person can experience I never thought to pray for them until lead by the church leaders. A few may end up found, rescued from where they were held and perhaps reunited with family or in a rehab program in Port-au-Prince. But found or still missing they and the families they left behind need prayers. The people responsible for this abuse need our prayers.

[Random cute baby picture]