Health and Hygiene

Hi Everyone!

I wish we could update more often, but the internet has been slow making it hard to do.  I hope you are all doing well.  We really miss everyone and we miss home!  Diana is especially homesick!  She is doing fine, but often says (in her sweet voice), "When are we going home?"  Overall, the kids are having a great time and have honestly been the best part of the trip.  Traveling with 3 little ones has been challenging at times, but it has been worth it!

The Health and Hygiene Training Talks went really well!!!  Pat, George and Denise (another teammate) taught the classes.  At the end, the locals taught Pat, George and Denise what they learned and they did a great job!  

Yesterday, the team went out into the city and local villages and let them know that there will be a medical clinic.  The locals also accessed some of the health and hygiene needs.  One family that was visited use their toilet as a bathroom and a kitchen!  They use the toilet as one normally would.  However, after they eat their meal, they wash their dishes in the toilet.  It is their only water source.  One of the locals that attended the Health and Hygiene seminar, will be teaching them that they need to do their dishes somewhere else.

There is a river here known as "The Black River."  It contains all the sewage waste in the city.  Something that the locals love to eat are clams.  Guess where the clams come from? .... The Black River!  Can you even imagine? Again, they don't know that eating those clams can make them very sick.

We have one week to go.  The next part of the trip will consist of the medical clinic.  It will be for mostly first aid type of stuff and immediate needs.  Please be praying for the families that come.  We really want to show them Christ's love.

Thank you again for your prayers!

Love,

Kacie and family!