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| Behold! Nails + Hammer + Cluelessness = pallet |
Since the last update on Sunday I’ve been keeping busy. I usually go to bed around 12 or so and get up at about 630. God has graciously bestowed on us poor humans the gift of coffee. I haven’t drank it everyday, but when I do you can bet there’s a difference! The day is divided up by breaks, one from 10-1030 and an afternoon siesta from 1-3. I don’t have a problem with the heat here. It feels a lot like home, good ol’ Texas...
I still don’t really have a set schedule yet which is both freeing and frustrating. I wake up and depending on my mood I either head over to the hospital to shadow or go to work in the shop with Abraham. I managed to actually build something from scratch the other day for the first time. It sure is nice to be familiar with most of the tools in the shop. I’ve included a picture of my first wooden pallet! Hurray! Haha it was pretty simple to build, but it was nice to “prove myself” to the other shop workers that I am indeed competent and not just around to be a burden.
I’ve finally confirmed who it is that I’ll technically be shadowing. Dr. Starke is the head of surgery here and Dr. Kramer is the head of pediatrics. Both are wonderful people I’ve spent a lot of time with already. Here is different than the shop. I often feel like I’m just in the way, not because of anything the doctors have said. I hope to find someway that I can serve them more instead of just stand around and watch all day. Michael continues to be a great help as he often tells me much more about a body part or disease then I ever thought I’d hear about. It’s quite nice to understanding what’s happening, especially when the doctors are too busy or are concentrating on the task at hand. I think I have over 12 hours of material to write on already! Unfortunately typing it wears me out... By the time I’m done in the evenings I just want to sleep or take a walk. Hence the terrible habit of not updating the blog...
Yesterday (6/4), we had a barbeque as kind of a send off to a couple people. The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Zoolkoski, and his family are headed out Wednesday along with Glory. I’ll miss the Zoolkoski family even though I didn’t get too much of chance to really hang out with them. There youngest son, Joel, is the most inquisitive, innocent, and funny kid I’ve met. Still wish I had more time to spend with him. Glory graduated high school last spring and took a year off between college. Sounds like a great idea honestly. She is a fellow Texan and future pre-med student with plans to start at A&M next year. She’s been in Galmi almost 6 months now! Kinda crazy to think I’ll only be here a little less than 2. Another family, the Schellhase’s, are also on their way out. It was a good, fun evening with plenty of food and some great fellowship. I continue to be impressed and touched by the incredible, godly community here. It’s sad to see such great people leave. I know they’re great because of the many stories I heard that night about how much they’ll be missed.
Today is Sunday, and it is the day that Michael and I will be preaching in church. Yes, when you arrive at Galmi you get a warm greeting and “Oh! By the way could you throw together a sermon for Sunday? Yea, that would great!” Haha, it’s been such a blessing though. I spent most of Saturday morning and all of today Sunday reading and preparing for this evening. I hope to post Michael and I’s sermon here soon so you all can judge for yourselves if we did alright.
God is doing some good things in my heart here. Things I intend on sharing with you soon, but now I must go and finish preparing for this evening.
Please keep Michael and I in your prayers as you read this.
Blessings,
Josh
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