Wednesday Night

James, Wed Evening, 11PM, Village of Hope
It's getting quite after day two of the clinic. The team was meet this morning with about 300 people waiting and registering to seeing the doctors. While they were waiting, Lawrence spoke to the crowd from the porch of the clinic, with translation by the local preacher, Isaac.
The team of Americans and Ghanaians is working together quiet well. Experienced team members know the process, and the new members are catching on. It is working so well that we have seen nearly 1000 people in two days, which is the number we saw all four days last year. We have already ordered more malaria medicines, and will order more antibiotics for the children, as we are likely to run out before lunch. These are good problems, dealing with the increased numbers of those seeking care.
Meanwhile, the eye clinic saw over 300 people today.
The dental clinic has proved to be a learning experience for us in terms of the equipment and supplies needed, as one dentist requires more than all the other medical team combined, but much of it is surgery. As this is the first year we've attempted dental care, we are working through issues with powering the equipment and then keeping the equipment running. The list of "we'll do this next time" is growing. One of my many roles has been "auto clave technician" as I have learned to coax it into operation with successful steam sterilization of several sets of implements. One of the VOH high school grads is becoming a first rate dental assistant, a resume builder for her future nursing school.
The power has been out for almost an hour now and the laptop screen has been the brighest light source. It is getting quieter, except one bird call, a deep throated frog, and the thunder in the distance. The statement was made that we just might need to sleep under a sheet. Someone responded, "don't get hysterical."
Is that rain I hear? I'll report on that later, time for some sleep now.