This is Maggie, the owner of the bed and breakfast that we stayed in. She's a colorful Belgian woman who's late husband was a missionary to this area for 30 years. Dr. Matt (our internal med Doc) is with her.
Our accommodations at "Blue Sky" bed and breakfast...2 people to a room with real beds, electricity, and a privative version of running water...we were in the RITZ
View of the Indian ocean from the porch of my cottage. Try not to drool. God gave us a wonderful gift when He put us in such a comfortable and refreshing location. 
Sorting medicines on our first morning in Kikumbala...we brought 10 suitcases of meds, supplies, and toys to give away. All the supplies were divided into 4 piles for the 4 different clinic sites we visited. 
One of the many pharmacies that can be found in Kikumbala area...there is no shortage of quantity or types of medicines, and you can buy them without a prescription. But even at fractions of the cost of medicine in America, most people can't afford even simple pain killers.
Arriving to our clinic sites each morning was often overwhelming...anywhere from 50-200 people would be already waiting when we pulled up to the church. A few of our site days we had to close the doors immediately when we arrived, knowing that we would not be able to see more than the patients already in the building.
First Station in the clinic: vital signs and triage
Next stop: provider care stations. 2 doctors and 2 nurses worked individually and on teams to see patients at up to 4 stations. Here our team leader, Dr. Leanne sees a patient while educating Andrew (a med student in Kansas) about how to perform a basic "well child" physical
Many of our patients required de-worming medicines or one-time oral antibiotics. Here we administer oral parasite medicine to a 14 month old baby. 
A vast majority of our patients had some form of wound that needed to be cleaned, removed, disinfected, or bandaged. Here, nurse Nancy cleanses and debreeds a diabetic ulcer on a woman's foot. Diabetes can be detrimental to the circulation of the outer extremities, so even minor infections can cause great trouble and even self-amputation, as seen in this woman's big toe. 
Our oral ear-wash station. Many patients had impacted ears which increase the chance for infections and hearing loss. 
After visiting providers and wound care, patients dropped their "prescriptions" at our pharmacy, where we sorted medicines and reduced large bottles into appropriate doses. 
While patients waited for their prescriptions to be filled, each one was prayed with and counseled by pastors and elders of the church. Many of these conversations became gospel presentations and conversion experiences. We were thrilled to be able to provide a venue for these talks to take place and make way for lasting relationships between people and the Church. 
Julia is a native from Mombassa who just finished pharmacy school in Kenya. She was an absolute Godsend, who helped to explain medication dosage and purposes to all of our patients. 
This is hard work!! Taking some time off to play with children at Wema Center orphanage, where we held one of our clinic sites.
The four students (and the partners in crime) on the trip. From left to right, Rebecca (22, student from Los Angeles, anticipating Medical school in Summer 09), Lisa (21, Senior Nursing Major from South Dakota) , Me, and Andrew (21, entering medical school at KS university this August)
Our team with some of our ground crew after our clinic days in Rabbai. We were served coconut milk right out of the fruit in thanks for our work there.
