Greetings

These last 5 days have not been so great for me here in Gimbie. I've
been sick. It started out on Friday morning and hasn't let up since.
Being bed ridden around here is not the most fun thing in the world
let me tell you. I hope to be well very soon but we'll see. I was told
that there is a common cold going around Gimbie, and working in the
OPD and being exposed to all the sick people in the town doesn't help
my chances of staying free of sickness during my time here. I did get
checked for malaria just to make sure that's not what I had.. My
results came out negative, so that was a blessing.

Two times during my sickness I was visited by some of the neighborhood
ladies. The first time was from Galeta's mom, who knelt down by my bed
and prayed for me in Oromo. Although I could not understand, it felt
good to know that this woman cared so much about me.

The second visit came from Eseye, Mulu, and Dinke, the three ladies
who work in our guest house. This was a bit different. They just kind
of stood there, looked at me, and said some things in English and a
lot more to each other in Oromo. This was a bit awkward…me lying in my
bed sick, and them peering down at me. But they where trying to be
nice. Right?

In my last blog I believe I wrote about our clinic trips that were
planned for this week. Those were all postponed due to the fact that
the medicine has not yet arrived from Addis Ababa. I'll be sure and
keep you updated though. 

nk