Final Entry
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »We have made the journey safely home and work has started already for me. Thank you to those who have read this blog and those that have been praying for us. I am very greatful for the opportunity we had ...
Durban
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The "Golden Mile" of Durban. On the far right you can see one of the soccer stadiums that has been constructed for the 2010 World Cup. It looks like a great place to watch a game.
Turtle
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Ben with a giant turtle.
Ushaka
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »On our way back home we were able to stop to enjoy a day in Durban. We stayed at a nice hotel on the Golden mile and went to Ushaka's Marine World. It was fun being a tourist.
Hospital
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »A courtyard inside the hospital.
Hospital
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The main entrance to the hospital.
Weekend On-call
Monday, September 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »It was my turn to be on call this weekend. We rotate the hospital duties for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We also split up the rounding on the wards a just focus on those that need to be seen. Both ...
Thoughts on Food
Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »As I may have mentioned previously our cooking facilities are more than adequate but still somewhat rudimentary. We were pleased to discover that all of our basic food supplies (even baby supplies) could be found about 15 km south of ...
HIV and TB
Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »I have not spoken much about these 2 diseases thus far but they are major problems in this part of South Africa. I am not sure of the exact figures, but about 30-40% of the adult population in Mseleni has ...