Kingsburg Team Update

Greetings from beautiful Kenya. Today finds us well and busy.

The clinic opened Monday, and as Dr. Darol will tell you, a variety of patients have been seen. The number of patients is somewhat fewer than anticipated, due to the on-going eye care that Julius Kemboi provides. The slower pace allowed the clinic staff time to visit and share with waiting patients, and Alistair was able to hep a family get urgent medical care for their child.

It has been such a blessing to witness the growth of Julius Kemboi. He is a true professional. In the eye clinic we refer to him as "Dr. Kemboi". Dr. Kemboi has demonstrated superb skills in diagnosing and treating near-sightedness, far-sightedness, astigmatisms and various reading prescriptions. He also makes glasses, edging the lenses with great precision. He is eager to add to his understanding and to take on the new challenges such as learning to diagnose and treat certain eye pathologies. What a privilege it is to be part of his mentoring process.

The eye clinic is now well on the path to being self-sustaining. A nominal fee is charged for the materials and services, enough to cover overhead and meaningful livelihoods for Dr. Kemboi and staff. The patients have been interesting and challenging. Cases are as varied from removing foreign bodies, droopy eyelids, cataracts, to very aggressive eye infections. The prescribing of glasses has been assigned to Julius Kemboi.

On Tuesday a baby boy, James, was born in the adjacent medical clinic. Kathy, Al and Ellen had the great honor of visiting and praying for him and his family. There really aren't words to describe the blessing this brought to us. Please pray for baby James and his health, as he had a difficult birth.

Ryan's birthday was the 20th and we celebrated 34 hours. Kenyan time, plus U.S. time. His birthday brought many blessings; newborn babies, calves, lambs, and kids and the needed rain.

Emily and Ryan have been painting with Isaac Odari and have developed a special relationship with him. When he injured his finger they were able to gently persuade him to come to the clinic for a tetanus shot, which he would not have done on his own. Kathy traveled to Ilulla for a short visit Wednesday. We look forward to her safe return. Once again, we thank for your prayers and support.