After devotions at clinic this morning, we had a farewell party for Julie (physio from N. Ireland) because she's leaving tomorrow. She has been here for 6 months, and had become an invaluable part of the clinic. Dr. Rodney, who is one of Julie's best friends, gave a little speech and presented a certificate of honor and merit to her. Julie also gave a speech in Creole, then per her request we sang "Ala m kontan wè Jezi renmen m" (How happy I am to see that Jesus loves me) in the upbeat style. Tears were exchanged among many.
The rest of Tim's team (Tim, Mary, Christina, Carly, Anna, Emily, Beth, and Jen) left after lunch. It was really sad to see them go. They had become like family to me. It won't be the same without them. Lots of tears were exchanged here as well.
I shadowed Ms. Ketlye at the clinic today. One of the patients we saw was a little baby boy with a fever. I don't know exactly what was going on, but I assisted Ms. Ketlye by fetching whatever she asked me to bring. We did what we could to reduce his fever and then referred him to a hospital. I was impressed by how well Ms. Ketlye handled the case even with the limited time and resources.In the afternoon we (those of us still here are Laura, Evan, Nadine, and Vicki) played football (soccer) with some local kids. While playing Evan sprained his ankle, so we didn't play for long.
Soon after that a truck from the World Food Program arrived, so we went over to help unload. Today is Canada Day, and most if not all of the food (rice, beans, soy/corn meal) that we unloaded were from Canada, so we, especially Vicki and Nadine, felt patriotic for Canada. Later on after dinner, Vicki and Nadine sang the Canadian National Anthem. Then we went over to Laura's room and watched Hairspray together. There are only 5 of us left now, but we still manage to have fun.
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