Monday, Monday....

This post was written Monday morning, 4/19, but due to spotty internet access, I haven't been able to post till this morning.
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Last night was an extremely hot and humid night on the third floor veranda. Ithink sleeping in a tent in the roof would be nicer as long as it's not raining. It hasn't rained since we've been here and the air feels like it's about 150% humidity. Actually, outside feels better than inside. We have morning report and worship in a half hour then startsthe craziness for today. I only slept about 5 hours last night I think so today will be tough. Thankfully someone has some starbucks instant coffee packs that are helping me out. It will be a challenge to stay interested and keep the right mindset towards everyone when I'm so tired.

There is a lot of pain here, phsyical, emotional, spiritual. The people come to us with physical wounds from the earthquake that were not appropriately treated initially by the healthcare system and are now infected and full of pus. The 11 year old girl screams and night and seems to have nightmares. I'm sure it's related to the quake and the trauma. When half asleep we just want herto stop screaming, but the truth is that the wounds in her heart are much greater than her physical wounds and are hard to even imagine. Another woman had to have both her legs amputated at the hips and has wound healing problems. She has no family to care for her and cannot get into her wheelchair by herself. I don't know where she could even go.

Over 200,000 people died here. Bodies are still buried in rubble in places. There is no where to put the rubble so it sits in the streets alon withte garbage and the tents that house people. People try to carve out a living with roadside stands and eat over open fires. Raw sewage empties into an open area next to the hospital. There is more pain here than I can help, but maybe we can help a few and by saving their limbs help them be functional and live with less phsyical pain. The spiritual pain we can only pray for and try to show Gods love for us through Christ by being here and caring for each person we come in contatc with.

I'm writing at 7:15. Morning report starts soon. Not sure when I'll get this posted.