Okay, so I was wondering how I would find the Medical Team upon arrival. They had, after all, been in the village for a good 12 hours, and I was anxious to make sure that they were doing well. Upon arrival, therefore, I was amazed to find that not only had the team “adapted” to their new environment well, but you’d think that they had grown up there. Che
ck out these pictures! I look up and see one of the little kids from the village just crawling up into Jim’s lap. He didn’t want a thing… just wanted to sit there, and did so for the better part of half an hour. And the little lady here holding Barb’s hand so carefully was their hosts wife. A firecracker of a little lady, she made absolutely certain that the team absolutely lacked for nothing. We learned later that she quite literally just got up every few hours at night to go and check on the team “just to make sure they were okay, didn’t need anything, and were comfortable”. I looked up to see her just holding Barb’s hand like they were long lost sisters, and it 
amazed me at how quickly that bond had formed. Andrea as well was right at home, and the kids in the village absolutely ADORED her! There was also one particular young pregnant woman (probably about 20 years old) who kept just staying close by, smiling and doing whatever she could to help. I asked at one point who she was, and Anand told us that she is a young mother in the village. “She has never seen a white person before,” he explained, “and now that you are here, she is so happy that you are here to help."
ck out these pictures! I look up and see one of the little kids from the village just crawling up into Jim’s lap. He didn’t want a thing… just wanted to sit there, and did so for the better part of half an hour. And the little lady here holding Barb’s hand so carefully was their hosts wife. A firecracker of a little lady, she made absolutely certain that the team absolutely lacked for nothing. We learned later that she quite literally just got up every few hours at night to go and check on the team “just to make sure they were okay, didn’t need anything, and were comfortable”. I looked up to see her just holding Barb’s hand like they were long lost sisters, and it 
amazed me at how quickly that bond had formed. Andrea as well was right at home, and the kids in the village absolutely ADORED her! There was also one particular young pregnant woman (probably about 20 years old) who kept just staying close by, smiling and doing whatever she could to help. I asked at one point who she was, and Anand told us that she is a young mother in the village. “She has never seen a white person before,” he explained, “and now that you are here, she is so happy that you are here to help."
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