Our final days

Hello Everyone!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! I am so sorry I have not been able to update my blog in some time. We have been so busy and did not get Internet for 4 days. We only have a 3 days left here. We are sad it has gone so fast but we have learned so much and can’t wait to share it with you.
On Thursday of last week, we went out to nine poles. I gave them the school supplies I brought. They were very grateful and could not believe all the books. They said they have a limited number of books and the children have read them all so they are very excited to have more books. The leaders of the village then spoke to Dr. Long (the head of the bible department at LCU) about the school and the orphan program. We then left around lunchtime to head back to town. Our van got a flat tire. The two spares were both flat also. So we had to wait until a guy came out with a new tire. After an hour of waiting, the man came out with a new tire but it was the wrong size. So he took the flat tire and went to go patch it up. We waited another two hours in the bush for him to come back. We came back and the tire fit! We made it out of the bush and on the highway and the tire went flat again! The guy had another van and we all piled in that one and made it home. It was an adventure. On Thursday, Chad helped with the medical camps. He unloaded supplies and organized it.
On Friday, we all went up to the hospital and helped unload the last of the supplies and organize it. Chad then got to help with the screenings. He saw many hernias, growths, and other things that would be a little gross to write about. He was so excited and loved it all! They saw 120 people on Friday.
For the weekend we went to ruins and then to the hotel that Ernest Hemingway would stay and write his books. It was interesting and wonderful to see more of Africa. On the way there we saw a baboon walking along the road! It was so funny. On Sunday we went to church with Margaret. Since we were visitors, Chad and Landon had to preach on the spot. They did not know before we went. They did great! Sunday was also our 1-year anniversary. So that evening, Jim, the Shumans, and the Longs gave us a gift certificate to a nice restaurant. The restaurant even made us a cake and sang to us. It was awesome! I will never forget our first anniversary.
On Monday a team of around 30 people arrived from Lubbock. We then went to the hospital to sort the medicine with the people from Lubbock. It took all day. That night we find out that Chad and I would get to go to Gala Ranch for the medical camp. It is 2 hours from Malindi and is where the game park is.
So on Tuesday we got up at 6 a.m. to leave for the ranch. It was mostly bumpy dirt roads. The place we stayed was nice tents that had bathrooms attached to them. We only had electricity for 2 hours in the evening. No Internet! We had to drive an hour in the back of a truck each morning to get to the place were the clinic was. Jerma, the main boss of the town, hosted us for meals. We had goat stew and rice every meal expect breakfast .We had this for 4 days straight. Let’s just say we are tired of goat. The reason we had goat every meal was because to the people that is an honor to eat goat. So they were honoring us! We worked from Tuesday to Friday at the medical camp. We saw over 400 people! It was amazing! The people were so appreciated of us! On Thursday evening, to show their appreciation for us they gave us a tribal dance. It was so interesting to watch them.
We made a huge impact in Gala. People came from all around just to see the doctor. We saw everything from lion bites to ear infections. It was a wonderful time full of hard work. Everyone that came left with vitamins and medicine. We arrived back to Malindi Friday evening.
We now only have 3 more days before we start flying home. On Monday and Tuesday Chad will scrub in on some surgeries. On Wednesday we will pack up and leave that afternoon. This will be my last blog entry.
This trip has been a HUGE blessing in Chad’s and I life. We have grown so much and have discovered more about who God is and what He desires of our lives. We have met many amazing people and helped many. I am so thankful to you who have prayed and supported us. I want you to know that God has worked here and will continue to work here! We are sad to be leaving but pray that someday we will get to come back long term. We want to be missionaries and feel that is what God is calling us to be! Please keep our future in your prayers. We thank you again for your help! We love you and we pray that God blesses you again and again! We hope to see you soon face to face!
To God’s amazing glory!
Chad and Whitney