January 17th

January 17th What a blessed day it has been today.  I thank God for his love and support that he provides the team every day.  The team was super busy today but they came with a heart to serve and it warms my heart to see  them in action.   We started our day with … Read more

January 16th

Kim and the team were pleased to see how many students were interested and engaged in learning today. Brittany learned some new things in theatre.    Mike feels the local teams are making a good use of the resources they have. He has done a lot of teaching and continues to show great patience.  John … Read more

January 15th

Asante sana. In Swahili this comes to mean thank you very much. All of the people that are on this trip can relate to these two words. Mary was able to go back and rediscover her passion for surgery and teaching the people involved in surgery different methods that can be applied. Dan was put … Read more

January 14th

January 14 B159728F-9E04-47B3-9E5C-AF78482FF6D5 Brittany went to ICU and saw many things that would not be seen in clinic. Woman who was beaten and found severely injured and in iCU 43 days. Different patient had placental abruption, fetal demise, and developed DIC and pulmonary edema. Another patient swallowed watch battery and took a long time to … Read more

January 11th

January 11th:   Bwana Asefiwe!  Praise the Lord!  Today was an exceptional day of God’s work and direction for the Hope Mission work.  We thought it may be a lighter day, but God had other plans for Gayle and Jenny Whitehead.  We started the day with our last educational teaching on Perioperative Care for the … Read more

January 10th

January 10th    For devotions last night I asked all the team to share how God has impacted them on this trip so far and it warmed my heart to hear what a big part God has been in this trip. The team was excited to head out on safari this am and they were … Read more

January 9th

January 9th Brittany went on hospice visit and did not know what to expect. Learned the importance of spiritual care. “One of greatest things I have seen in Tanzania” She learned more about the way of life of the people. Their houses are dark and small, had to lean over to get in. Amanda was … Read more

January 8th

January 8th  “How do I tell you what you do not know, what you have not seen” a quote from To My Husband by an unknown medical author.  I think this applies to our work out here but we will try to explain our day.  Dan has been in the operating theatre. The day started … Read more

January 5th – 7th

January 5th So sorry we have not blogged for a few days but the team has been super busy!  God has blessed me with a great team and they have all come with loving and serving heart.  We have been presented many challenges, but through prayer and guidance we have remained strong and the team … Read more

January 4th

Outreach Clinic: Full. Challenging. Learning experience. Crazy. Fast-paced. Educational. Touched hearts. These are only a few ways our group can put today’s experience into words.  Today was our second day working as a team in Tanzania. We traveled to prepare an outreach clinic for the maasai in Mererani. Here we were truly able to embody … Read more