8 weeks left

Work: Meetings and meetings and meetings, at the district, with the church, and elsewhere. But things are coming of it. Our organization’s health post has been languishing for a year without the support to start up, but this week the job announcements were posted for the nurses and other staff that will provide health care to a sector of over 13,000 people. We’ve had community health days there in the past, and moms start coming with their kids early in the morning, and there’s a steady stream all day, until it’s finally too late, and they are sent home with a toothbrush, multivitamin, and deworming meds. I cannot wait until they can get care every day, any time they need it.


Crafts: I have become well creative here, and I’m almost too embarrassed to admit it. But here’s my latest homemade gift for a friend – the sachet is made out of a pair of old linen shorts, and filled with lavender I picked up on my layover in Amsterdam. The lip balm is homemade, and scented with Rwandan lemongrass essential oil, as is the candle. I have become unhealthily obsessed with making candles and lip balm, because how many of those two things can anyone realistically use?



Life: It was my birthday last weekend, and got to spend it hosting some of our amazing friends. I am savoring each last gathering, and what is most likely my last warm weather birthday in a while. Thanks for all who sent birthday wishes my way!




Also, my amazing tailor gave me a huge box of fabric scraps for our project making toys for kids in the local hospital. We had to check it out first.