Zambia

We arrived in Zambia yesterday afternoon.  Lusaka is a very modern city. The most upscale  African city I have been in.  Once in the countryside it looks very Africa, family villages of thatched huts. Most of the people are subsistent farmers.  The village is about 45 minutes from Lusaka.  The road to the village is dirt road and rough, but in city the roads are good and there is some sanity in the driving.

The village is very nice, green roofs instead of the red. The guest house is the nicest I have stayed in.  We are very comfortable. Weather wise it is hot and muggy.  There are some rather large, pesky flies here, but we do have a resident gecko.

Today we saw 35 children, mamas and 1 employee. It was a full day. Tomorrow we will see more children and some of the  students from the community and some employees.  Elaine gets the biggest brunt of the work, I try to help however I can. Right now we are a 3 person clinic.

The children are so beautiful and so well behaved.  The books in the clinic were a big help keeping the children amused while they waited to see Dr. Elaine.  Every time you asked a question they say, "Yes, Please."  They are shy for the most part, but some were very outgoing.  They have an adorable little girl here, about 2 years of age who has a bad rash in her scalp. In order to keep those pesky flies off her they found a cute hat.  There is no other word but adorable.  I think she is the cutest African child I have seen.

There is a set of identical twins here also.  The Child care director asked the mama how she could tell the difference.  The mama said because one is black. One was darker skinned but to our eyes we would not so readily see the difference.
The last 2 nights we had dinner with the ROS.  these are really special people, not only here but in every village.
I have really been blessed to go to all these different villages.