8 clinics down . . . . 2 more to go

We spent the last two nights in a remote Hmong village sans electricity. Some of us slept on the hard, bare floor while others of us listened to the cacaphony of roosters (who crow all night), pigs, chickens, dogs, birds and people snoring . . . . I was grateful for morning light because then I could get off the floor and out of the house/store. We saw 130 people at our clinic and I continue to be amazed at the great medical needs we see. We saw many people with burns, self or parent-inflicted to rid the body of "bad" blood or as signs of mourning. One little boy had long stripes of "coining" all around his neck. It saddens me to see such practices. Many people were willing to let us pray with them and several expressed a sincere interest in Christ. There is a lovely church in this community but no pastor as of yet. We will continue to pray for leadership for the small Christian group. We are off to another remote community and happened upon this internet cafe. I was last to the computer so that's it for this blog . . .