June 27 Greetings from South Africa

Hello, from all of us here in SA!
We are ready to be reunited with all of you, but I have to admit that it is bitter sweet. The bitter is, today was our last clinic, the sweet is, today was our last clinic. We are exhausted, but overwhelmed by the thought of coming home. There are so many people left to see and it seems like we¡¦ve just begun, it is going to be very hard to say goodbye.
Today started a little later than usual, which was nice since it was raining. It was a special clinic, in that we took care of all the people that have been tirelessly helping us translate since we have been here. The span of people being seen was from young teenagers to members of the royal family. They are all such beautiful people and I think that I can speak for us all when I say that we have been blessed by them all. They have showered us with affection and told us how grateful they are that we came to help them, but the feeling is more than mutual.
Our docs, Alex, and Sharon, were very relieved to see that there wasn¡¦t a ¡§Cedar Point¡¨ sized line to work through, and the nurses, Kristi, Katie and Megan V. were equally glad . With Cheryl on the Mebendazole station and Shelly, Adam, and Ian manning the prayer circles, with great vigor, we had another clinic that went off without a hitch. The pharmacy, that consisted of Sarah, Robyn, Megan O, and Tracy, had a new member, John DO. He was feeling a little under the weather today, so the other docs decided to cut him a little slack. He picked right up and offered his expertise in a capacity that didn¡¦t require quite as much talking, great job John!
Having the Royal family at our clinic today was a bit daunting, but they were very gracious, and were also grateful that we were there to serve them. The good Rev. Rob talked with them and prayed over them before they left and also took over the vitamin station while Richard was away. Richard went to school with Zomusa, Mercy and Isiaah¡¦s daughter, and spoke to them about nutrition. He is the go-to guy when it comes to matters of nutrition, so I¡¦m sure he did a great job.
We ate well again today, but it was very hard to stay warm. The rain has been much needed here, but with it came some very cold weather. It is still raining very hard and the sound of the rain is being accompanied by thunder and lightening, great weather for sleeping. Today has been full of ¡§lasts,¡¨ and one of those has been the Wed. night prayer meeting. Pastor Robertson spoke again tonight on God and His holiness and the meeting went out with dancing. One person in particular stands out in this song with a dance move that will not to quickly be forgotten, you know who you are and my God be with you hamstring ƒº
We have wrapped up the day with time spent together and life tokens shared. Tonight were Megan V., Robyn, Richard, Melissa and Sharon. It is always so nice to hear where people are going, where they¡¦ve been and the things that God has taught them since we¡¦ve been here is SA. We are looking forward to a good nights sleep and hopefully, weather willing, another trip to Richard¡¦s Bay. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers. We have each felt the closeness of the Holy Spirit and have been blessed through your praying. Until tomorrow, this is Kristi telling you good night.
In Christ!
Sarah

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  • an average 15 yo South African has a 50% chance of dying from AIDS
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  • 2010 projection of 2.5 million HIV orphans
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