Lori and Linda Report Again

From Lori:

Hi all! Late night (or morning) update:

Well its 2am on Wednesday morning. Amber Shields and I are here at the hospital with our 10th labor patient. I expect her to deliver about the time the sun comes up. Monday was a fairly uneventful day. I had the opportunity to assist Dr Vance with a abdominal hysterectomy. We recovered a couple of other patients and then spent the afternoon taking care of some small things. All in preparation for our dinner with Liz and Ian McKenzie. Liz and Ian run the children's home here at the hospital. Their story...like all the missionaries here....is amazing. Awesome night.

Today (or technically yesterday) was to be a day of rest and fun...at least for Amber and me! No surgeon available means no labor patients. But Vance didn't go to the city after all! That was ok though. Had a labor evaluation in the morning who went home, did a dressing change on a little guy who had reconstruction surgery on his arm last week when Richard Owens was still with us and some IV hydration for a couple of tall guys The afternoon was spent down at the beach for a quick swim and then a lovely and delicious dinner. Got a bout 2 hours sleep then called down for this labor...whew....sounds pretty busy when I write it all out. Love to all. Thanks for your encouraging words, thoughts and prayers!


From Linda:

God has been so good to our Honduras team. Blessings and strength for the tasks every day. My job at the Bi-lingual school connected to the hospital is going well. I have been doing end -of-year assessments for the kindergarten teacher and giving one-on-one help with phonics and reading for the first grade teacher. Most every night we invite a missionary to our house for dinner and fellowship and give them a chance to share how God brought them here. Our hearts and souls are getting all filled up with the many wonderful stories we have heard and experienced.