Lazy Sunday...

8:15 was circle time, saying goodbye to a volunteer I didn't know. Hung back and felt the love anyway. Most of the folks went down to Emmanuel church for the Tok Pisin service. We weren't ready to take Miriam to that as well as the afternoon English service, not yet, but I felt guilty not going. After all, what is Sunday for around here except going to church?

Talked to Becky yesterday. She still hadn't fed the little preterm baby; still looked too sick. You did everything right, full-court press on her. But I don't think she's going to make it. She agreed with me, baby looks 30 weeks max. We don't have surfactant, we don't have any NICU. All we have are IV fluids, crystapen, and gentamicin. And NG feedings if we get that far. Not so much to go on.

Got some pictures and video yesterday of Gideon working. The mouth harp is really amazing to hear him play (link to video). He uses coconut shells in a fire, charred to embers, to burn these fabulously complex pictures into bamboo. Miriam was very interested. I'm fascinated. The sheer amount of dedication it takes...