Rescued

My word of the day was “RESCUED”. My morning devotion focused on a verse from Colossians, and this is what it read: “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. “ Colossians 1:13-14

Right now there is a battle taking place. Satan is cutting every corner trying to find a way to discourage, intimidate, and rain doubt in your mind. The battle is brutal. But let me tell you the hero that comes to our rescue. He is strong, powerful, loving, patient, kind, and he is fighting for you. He has voluntarily joined the battle so that you may find rest. And we can have confidence that he will win every time. Did you hear me? We can live in eternal peace knowing that the creator of the universe achieves VICTORY every time. Now that is something to be joyful about! You are rescued. Every hour of every day… you are fought after and for.

Today was our first day in the clinic and boy was it overwhelming. First off let me say that Kenya Relief is five steps above the rest of the game. They have a working pharmacy, surgical rooms, treatment rooms, eye equipment, and much much more. The people of Migori are blessed by this organization and Kenya Relief is blessed by them.

Brittany and I spent the day organizing the pharmacy and formulating spreadsheets of the specific drugs used at the clinic. In order for us to be successful we had to put our heads together and regurgitate every piece of knowledge we learned in school. For the first time I felt like a real nurse, treating real patients, and monitoring dosages of real Kenyan drugs.

Here is something very interesting about Kenya Relief. For the month of December most of the kids go home for the “holidays” and then return the first week in January for school to begin. They consider Kenya Relief home but still travel back to their families in December. Most of the children upon returning from this holiday have acquired diseases and illnesses. Malaria runs rampant and most children return with ringworm. This is solely due to the environment they are exposed to and for lack of proper nutrition and hydration. One of my favorite parts of the day was talking to the dorm dads (Silus and Amos) about their boys. They were hungry for information on health care and come running to me with any questions they have. I gave 2 young boys vaccines today at the compound that I have never given in the states. So it was fun using my nursing skills to figure out how these vaccines work. In Swahili a nurse is called a sister. Soo these dorm parents refer to me as sister Hannah. What sweet words. First off because I love being called on for help, and secondly because the truth is I am their sister and they are my brothers. Thank you Jesus for being adopted into an eternal family.

After a long day of hard work we hung out with the kids. My favorite part of course. Joy is just radiating here and laughter is found in every situation.

Kwaheri for now, Hannah