Well, our work is done for now here in Kijabe. My pager is turned in, I am no longer on call, I told my last patient they have HIV, I ordered my last unit of blood that I know will take 3-5 days to get, I have made my final rounds with my faithful medical student Chris from Highwykim, England. It is hard to absorb everything right now and I am currently in the process of "unwinding".
It is amazing the difficulties that these people encounter. It is amazing the absence all those things we take for granted. It is amazing that God loves these people so much but the rest of the world does not.
As we head home we have a new focus that excites me more than anything we have done so far. I will let Amy fill you in on the exciting details. We feel called to change ONE life, the life of a 16 year old named Mary. As you recall, Mary was one of the many kids locked inside a church in January by a rival tribe. The church was set on fire with the intention to kill Mary and everyone else inside. Mary survived and has been here in Kijabe with her mother and others since that time undergoing surgery after surgery to repair and skin graft all the areas affected. We see such potential in this bright, 16 year old girl. Her mom asked us to take her to America where she would be safe and get an education. Mary wants to come as well.
This is our new focus, getting Mary to Wenatchee far from tribal violence, to nurture a young woman who can change the world.
Tomorrow we head to Nakuru to relax, see some animals and more of God's creation before boarding a British Airways plane to take us to London. We are planning on visiting an orphanage in Nairobi. It is hard to not be drawn to the good works being done by such Godly people in this part of the world.
Until London, God Bless,
Mitch
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