Yea for Yei!

On August 5th, I will be returning to Harvesters Reaching the Nations-- an orphanage in Yei, Sudan-- where I will reside for one year as the orphanage nurse. To say the very least, I am humbled and excited to have this amazing opportunity.



I will be using this site to post pictures, stories, quips, thoughts, experiences, lessons-learned...and, whatever else I think I need to say on the matter...



Stay tuned...

The lovely gal next to me is Kreee-stin, RN extraordinaire. I'm hoping she joins me here permanently in January! ;-)

Volleyball, Guacamole and Dutch Blitz: Missionaries Gone Wild

I have been in Sudan almost a month. Some moments it feels like I’ve barely blinked. In other moments I feel like I’ve been here 6 months. This week has been a good one though— I am beginning to find my way. My Arabic is improving. My clinical skills are improving. And, I’m far less afraid of insects. Today I took a shower even though a spider had taken up residency on my shampoo bottle. And, some nights, as I am tucking in my mosquito-netted fortress, I marvel at how positively primitive I am—I hardly mind my lizard roommates!

This week my friend Tara, a missionary I met on the plane to Yei, came to stay the week. She brought with her Dutch Blitz, a very exciting card game. On Thursday Farrah came and was the answer to many personal prayers:

“Dear God, please send another nurse. Preferably someone fun. And, laid-back. And, God, can she be someone I enjoy spending time with? Amen”

He hand-picked Farrah. I knew I could count on Him.

Tonight, the three of us--as well as Lance, Christina and Mindy (all 20 something missionaries at Harvesters) went to play volleyball, have dinner and socialize with other missionaries living in Yei. Someone even made guacamole. It almost felt like I was home…