Friday, October 4 It was a weird morning.  The Swedish group left for the weekend yesterday, the Dutch slept in because they were leaving...

Thursday, October 3 I didn’t sleep well. The anxiety sometimes rolls in like a consuming fog that makes me gasp. It makes breaths hard...

Wednesday, October 2 Today felt long.  This morning was the first time I was emotional about not being at home.  There wasn’t anything...

Tuesday, October 1 It is October!!!!! I am getting excited about the return home being in site. I don’t want that to make it seem that I...

Monday, September 30 Here we go into another week.  The clinic is extremely short staffed.  After morning report, the clinicians stayed...

Sunday, September 29 I am adding these two pictures to add perspective to yesterday.  This is the view of Nkhoma I have each morning. It...

Saturday, September 28 I look at Nkhoma Mountain numerous times a day.  I have been here now a long time. But I have not climbed the...

Friday, September 27 I am going to be brief tonight.  Today had some victories to celebrate, some challenges that frustrated, and some...

Thursday, September 26 I feel like my reports have started to be repetitive.  The truth is that the days here are sprinkled with...

Wednesday, September 25 I find that at times I dream about being home.  Specifically, in the early morning with a steamy cup of coffee in...

Tuesday, September 24 Today was a day all about solving puzzles.  We started the day with a sweet morning report with singing “It is...

Monday, September 23 Today was a return back to the typical at Nkhoma Mission Hospital.  We were all rattled on Friday and then I had a...

Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22 I am combining 2 days into one.  Partly because my activity to report this weekend is...

Friday, September 20 Today was by far the worst day in Malawi.  I am dreading journaling tonight, and yet I have a desire to process the...

Thursday, September 19 Today was a busy day but that made it go by very quickly.  The toddler who drank the kerosene did well overnight...

Wednesday, September 18 I am sitting on the porch with a cool breeze blowing and the sounds of insects and frogs filling the air.  It has...

Tuesday, September 17 I have focused over the last few days on  specifically taking captive my anxious thoughts and actively evaluating...

Monday, September 16 I want so deeply to be able to say that this morning I awoke excited about the ways in which I could be the hands...

Sunday, September 15 We didn’t make it to church today.  I don’t have the typical excuse. I did not oversleep or have work to do.  My...

Saturday, September 14 I feel better! So much better!  I slept a full 12 hours and feel better than I have in days.  I also had a very...