Sunday we attended church with Pastor Jimmy and Helen. We enjoyed worshiping with them very much. One surprise for us was seeing a lady,whom we had treated in February the day before we were leaving, only to find out in April that she had been a witch doctor in her village (Paul's Blog). Her husband had converted some time before her, he must have been very strong and committed to continue being married to her. When we saw her in Feb. she was pretty sick and looked very unhappy. When we saw her Sunday, she looked totally different. She was singing joyfully and had a big smile on her face. Praise God for another soul saved! The afternoon was spent just hanging out and seeing a few people from Jimmy's church.

Monday we went out to the Nile Village by a sugarcane plantation and set up a clinic. We got to see several people, including many fascinating cases.  There were several patients with burns or infections on their limbs that had to be cleaned and treated.  Also, a Muslim family that came by had a kid with cerebral palsy. Although we could not do anything to help this individual, Edgar went over and witnessed to the family about the benefits of serving Jesus and getting involved with a group of believers.  While they were not too receptive, hopefully this conversation stirs up something inside of them, leading them to change their mind.  Another interesting case was a young man with sixth cranial nerve palsy.  Perhaps the most bizarre case was a 22 year old with a major aneurysm near his heart.  The aneurysm extended to his common carotid artery and his subclavian artery and the pulse could visibly be seen on his neck and right shoulder. Sadly, there is nothing that we or any hospital can do for this young man.  He is in great need of prayer and may not live much longer unless a miracle happens.  While we saw some people we could not provide care for, we got to see and help about 65 people at the clinic and had a very good day there.

Tuesday we went to Nyenga Prison to provide medical care to the prisoners.  This was the medical team's third trip to the prison and each time has been a complete joy for both us and the prisoners. After seeing the patients and providing medical care, we served them a feast of beef, rice, beans, greens, and soda.  They could go back as often as they would like for more food and were all stuffed by the end.  After lunch, Raoul's band played songs and danced with them.  Also, individual prisoners would take turns singing. All the guards, prisoners, and mazungus had a blast singing and dancing with each other. It was a great day that provided the prisoners a rare taste of joy and freedom from their normal routine.

As we were leaving the prison, we found out the warden was feeling ill and had gone home.  We knew where she lived so we stopped by to check on her.  She said it was just her malaria acting up, but, a finger stick glucose revealed she had uncontrolled type II diabetes.  We will get lab testing and get her started on some medication within a couple of days.

Our time here is passing so quickly.  It only seems like yesterday we were arriving and now, we are trying to figure out how to see everyone we need to see before we go.  It is getting late and we are all tired, but it is a "good tired".  There is so much to do and so little time.