Another day at Mtepani

Hello everyone! Today is Wednesday. We spent today at the same village that we did on Monday and Tuesday, Mtepani. We walked the trails and visited people's homes and played with the children in the afternoon. All the while there was medical attention being given to people of the village. I have no news for you. Nothing different than yesterday. But, something very sad happened in the village. Yesterday, I met a young mother and her three year old child. They were walking when I stopped to talk to him. The mother is now a christian but her child was very sick. When I saw them, he was wrapped up in cloth and was very lathargic while his mother held him. We encouraged her to take him to see Joy Anne, our doctor that is on the trip with us. I found out this morning that they did come to see our doctor, but he was in the late stages of Malaria. She encouraged him to go to the hospital because he would die if he was not treated, and there's a good chance he may die even if he is treated. The mother told us that she would take him to the witch doctor. So now, we all know that he will not make it. It's very sad to see things like this.

While sad things have happened, even more joyous things have happened. We will visit two different schools tomorrow. I am excited to have a change of scenery. I hope everyone is well back in the USA!