Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 15
Richmond, VA Travel to Africa is not easy. Leaving Mombasa at 2 pm yesterday (9 am EST), we fought traffic for 90 minutes to reach the airport. During the one hour...
Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 14
Mombasa, Kenya We depart the Serena Beach Hotel for an historic tour of Mombasa. This port city has traded with the Arabs for 2500 years, and the culture is decidedl...
Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 13
Mombasa, Kenya We arise at 8 for a hearty buffet breakfast at the Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel dining room. I hesitate when a conservatively dressed Muslim cook asks...
Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 12
Mombasa, Kenya Wednesday chapel is a weekly tradition in Kijabe. While our local surgery center has nursing education “in-service” staff meetings, our Kenya counterp...
Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 11
Kijabe, Kenya Our surgery finished, four of us drove out to Mount Longonot National Park to climb the volcano that towers over the Rift Valley in front of the ENT Ho...
Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 10
Kijabe, Kenya Our surgery finished, four of us drove out to Mount Longonot National Park to climb the volcano that towers over the Rift Valley in front of the ENT Ho...
Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 9
Kijabe, Kenya Michael recovered fully from a brief illness yesterday. About half the team has been sick on one day or another. Today I performed a revision bilat...
Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 8
Maasai Mara, Kenya The Keekorak Lodge is an open air hotel within the animal park. I was awakened several times last night by animal noises, as well as shouts from...
Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 7
Maasai Mara, Kenya We left the hotel before dawn to catch the early morning activity. A jackal was tearing at the remains of a wildebeest, while buzzards and Marabu...
Kenya Mission 2011 – Day 6
Maasai Mara, Kenya Our first day off started briskly at 6:10 am when I arose for hospital discharge rounds. Four patients have high fevers, and we are working them u...