From the beach to the jungle...

Here's what has been going on the past few days...
The first day we were here we had an "orientation" in the morning with Tim. He told us basically what the schedule would be this summer. He also gave us an idea of what we'd be doing. After, we went to another missionary family's house-The Straws. We hung out there for a while and then went to the BEACH!! It was beautiful...




The last two days we have gone to villages for medical caravans. Anyone who is sick in the village comes and a nurse gives them a consultation. They also write prescriptinos for meds that we have. Then we give them medicine. We also have an eye clinic where they receive glasses. I helped with the meds-I was a pharmacist! (like Father like daughter!!:D) We gave out medicine for malaria, high blood pressure, infections, and pain. We also gave them lots of vitamins. The first day we got stuck in the mud and it took us an hour to get out..





Bonsoir! (Good Evening)In case you haven't figured out, the Gabonese speak French:]. I'm in the capital city of Libreville. A few things I've learned about the city so far: It's really hot and humid here, but the dry season is coming so it will cool off. There are around 800,000 people living here. They have most technology that we do-cars, t.v., internet, cell phones. The city is pretty modern looking except all the cars are 1980-90's. Also, the streets are filled with lots of small shops and venders where the people work. There are tons of dogs, cats, and chickens in the street. People drive like MANIACS here! There are driving laws but the police don't really enforce them. Everyone drives literally 70-80mph all the time, they honk constantly, and they swerve in and out of lanes (when there are actually lines painted). In the villages outside of Libreville, there is still electricity lines (sometimes help up by trees). Other than that, things are really rural! Here are a few pics of the town of Libreville:




Today we did another medical caravan. We also went to another village that we will be going to next Thursday and told them we were coming. On the way, we stopped at a family's house. The pastor with us preached to them in French and most of them prayed to receive salvation. It was great! We went to a Catholic church and school that was BEAUTIFUL! We got to meet the chief (pronounce chef haha) and also walked down to the water. On the way home, we stopped at a lady's house. Tim told us that earlier she had talked with the pastor and decided to stop selling stuff to witch doctors (potions and such). She wanted us to come and pray for her family. There were 13 kids there (7 were hers) and her husband. The preacher talked to them and prayed with them. Almost all the kids (the ones who were old enough) received salvation. Then we sang songs in French. The only word I knew was Allelujah-yet it was the most beautiful thing I've seen in a while.





That's all for now...gonna post this while the net is still up:)