Quick Update

Sadly, this is still Kati, not Caitlin yet. But I just had a chance to have a good length conversation with Caitlin this afternoon and wanted to share a couple of quick updates:

~ Good report on the teeth!! Caitlin says that she's feels like the teeth she had filled are doing well. She still has a little bit of sensitivity, but she's not fearful of an infection at all. Praise God!

~ Caitlin shared that she's been working at the clinic helping with intake for several expectant mothers. She said that when she did her clinicals in college, she didn't have a lot of opportunity to get her hands on a mama's belly to feel the baby for its position and to recognize hands, feet, spine, etc. She laughed that "there is nooooo shortage of pregnant women in Oditel," so she's getting lots of good experience in the maternity ward. (Sounds to me like her wish to help with a birth while she's there has a good possibility of becoming a reality!)

~ Usually when Cait and I connect, it's midday here, which means it's nighttime in Oditel. If you've ever been out in the country on a starry night, you have a little bit of an idea of how many more stars are visible when there is so little "light pollution." Right now, there isn't any electricity at the mission where Caitlin is staying, so it's very, very dark at night and the sky is full of stars. As we were talking today, Caitlin suddenly said, "Oh! I just saw a shooting star!!" No sooner had "Aww..." come out of my mouth and she said "WAIT! I just saw ANOTHER ONE! Oh my goodness!! What is going on - another, ANOTHER...4!?! 4 Shooting stars?! oh my gosh I saw anoth - oh wait...wait...um, there's a good chance...yep...okay, yeah two of those were lightning bugs...hahaha" Still...two shooting stars right in a row - not a bad night. :)

~Caitlin might try to get on her phone tomorrow to type up the blogs she has prepared and hopefully get them emailed to me. I don't mean to foster false hope, but let's hope and pray that we can hear from Caitlin HERSELF in the next blog!

Shalom,
Guest Blogger/International Secretary Kati