Watoto Tumaini...

Things have been busy . . . we took Harriri to hospital yesterday to have his stitches removed.  A very grouchy matron/nurse “greeted” us, and told us a) we needed Harriri’s file number in order to have anything done and b) we needed…

March 23 from Mama

March 23 – EARLY! The day began at 3:32 a.m. with Harriri weeping in pain . . . I think he had played too aggressively yesterday and paid for it in the night.  I gave him his pain medication and we focused on zebra and leopard (his favorite)…

March 18/19/20 from Nkoaranga Lutheran Hospital, Tengeru, Tanzania

We actually began this great adventure two days ago when Harriri, Ayako, Oddo and I headed out for Harriri’s pre-op blood work at a local government hospital in Tengeru where Dr. Lyimo had scheduled us to correct his umbilical hernia . . .…

March 12-16th from Mama

March 12 from Tumaini House! Ayako, our volunteer from Japan was shaken yesterday when we told her about the Tsunami that hit home.  She was able to contact her family and no one was injured but her father was stranded, in his office, without…