My, what a frustrating day. We had thought that we could be back out in Mangamba working by mid-morning, but it was not to be. Ruth's driver arrived late and when we were well on our way, she remembered the bags of food that we needed to have with us for the WEH orphans. So we had to come back into Douala to get the bags. By the time we joined the Linfield bus they had been waiting for a long time. We got the assessments going and managed to get a great deal done. With a couple of the Linfield students, I helped lead some games for the children, to keep them occupied. But it was very hot, playing in the sun. The heat was really getting to me. I don't know how much more I can sweat! Later I got to give each of the children one of our “Yes we can” pencils. I had them all say together, “Oui Nous Pouvons.” The nurses assessed many and gave out lot of malaria nets. But as always, at the end of the day there were many disappointed people. As the days come to a close and people realize that not everyone will be seen, anxiety goes up and people try to crowd in. At least today we had adequate mosquito nets to pass out.
One of the nursing students has come down with malaria. All of us know that it can happen, in spite of the anti=malarials we take. She was hospitalized for IVs and quinine and whatever else they do.
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