My wonderful wise mother gave me some valuable advice
before leaving Tanzania. “Take Band-Aids
with you. LOTS of Band-Aids.” See, she knew I had just purchased new
sandals and wanted to save my feet from the inevitable blisters from all the
walking we would get to do. Sure enough,
my love for walks has been satiated daily—walking to chapel, walking around the
campus, going to the town and nearby market, and walking just to see the wonder
and beauty of Tanzania. Most of the
times I know where the paths I am walking are leading, but there are a few
times I am not quite sure. Thankfully, I
know Someone above is leading my steps.
Today is a great example of this. I woke up with the tentative plan of
observing a surgery. This transitioned
to helping the Hospital Secretary with computer problems, which then morphed
into organizing and cleaning the Central Supply Room. From there, I walked all over campus with Rich
Vetter to find rope and a ladder to hang medical supplies from rafters in the
supply room. After that, I was asked to
help look at the master layout for all the new supplies we are bringing to the
Iambi Lutheran Hospital on the container which is slated to arrive tomorrow at
noon. Once completed, Mike Neumann and I
met with the Hospital Secretary and Grace, the Hospital Administrator. We began talks on the website and they had
many great ideas for what they wanted the world to know about their hospital.
Now that afternoon has hit, I am working on the blog,
about to transition back to coding for the website. I have learned today that while my feet may
be thinking they are going one place, God may need me somewhere else. And I am more than happy to follow the One
who knows the whole trail—no Band-Aids required!
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