First Day in Kenyan Clinic

Hi prayer warriors,

Thank-you so much for praying for us! We had a great first day in the clinic today. Our purpose was to screen children and their teachers in the Kibera Reformed Presbyterian Church School. For most of us, the trek into the school was an eye opener. There was waste that runs like a river through this very large slum area.I myself have been doing mission work around the globe since 1995 and have never seen poverty like this. We thought that we would see a lot of children with scabies and lice and profound malnutrition. We were surprised to see that although they were malnourished, we did not see the red hair, thin limbs and other things we typically see in profound malnutrition. They have a feeding program at the school so the children are getting at least 5 good meals each week. We also did not see any children with scabies or lice. Karen G saw a little girl that was crying and found out that the girls parents both have AIDS. One out of every 3 people has AIDS. Every child was given Albendazole, a medication for intestinal worms.I have attached a picture of a little boy. Tomorrow I will try to send more.

Hazen, a young man on our team will preach in church this Sunday and next. He has been blessing us with his guitar music and sweet spirit. Hugh, my co-team leader, wife Diane and twin daughters, Amanda and Anna have been joys to work with. We have a large pharmacy and the pharmacist has a really big job, especially on the first day. Diane was a trooper, cutting pills and bagging them as drugs were prescribed. Anna and Amanda worked with the patients and mentored the students here. Katie is a fast leaner and learned head to toe assessments, as did Lauren. Ariel is in her junior year of nursing school and perfected her skills. She and Hazen are also leading our music and we will sing in the church on both Sundays.We are blessed to have Ed, a counselor on our team. Today he and Hazen did the eyeglass clinic and the children just loved them. Next week, Ed will be counseling AIDS patients and the staff.

We are blessed to have you supporting us in prayer. We could not do this without you! Please pray for:
1-Continued team unity and flexibility
2-That the people would see the love of Jesus in us
3- Safety
4-That we would change and grow spiritually. I am never the same person when I return home!
5- Be with our families
6- Be with us as we care for the people, evangelize and teach in the clinic.
7- That my luggage would be delivered tomorrow. ( I thank my friends here for supplying me with what I need.)

If you feel that the Lord may be calling you to go on a mission trip, Steve and I will lead another trip, with students and others Dec, 29- Jan. 6 to Trinidad. Please consider praying about that. We welcome, physicians, students, nurses, pastors, youth leaders, counselors and we definitely need non-medical people.

We pray also for you dear friends and family!
We love you and miss you!

Many Blessings,
Karen (McClure) and the Kenya team