Wow! It is hard to believe that I have been in Cameroon for only five weeks! It seems like so much longer, and it is strange to think that in two weeks time I will be headed for home. Last week I worked in maternity, although I only worked a couple of days. My stomach has been bothering me the last week or so, so please pray for good health! While I was in maternity, I had the opportunity to experience two births (both boys), a vaccination clinic, a clinic for pregnant women, and a couple of circumcisions. Unfortunately, I was not able to assist in either of the births. I was supposed to help with the first one, but I had barely walked into the room and the baby was out. No time to put on gloves or a gown. In fact, I almost missed it all together! The second was a breach baby, so they wanted to make sure that everything worked ok with the baby coming out and the umbilical cord and such. Even though I was not able to help, watching was so amazing and reminded me again how amazing our God is. One of the women, throughout the birth and after, was constantly praising God for His grace and mercy..it was so great!
On Sunday I attended the Apostolic church here in Banga, and experienced God in a wonderful way. The spirit was definitely present during the church service, and I had the opportunity to listen to some
wonderful testimonies.
This week I will be working in the theater, or operating room. Today we dressed about 10 different wounds, learned about different techniques for sterilization, and learned about the different instruments used in surgery. At the end of the day, Amos (one of the nurses in the theater) talked me the student nurses and myself about
different types of wounds, how to dress them, and some of the causes. It was very interesting, and I can’t wait to see how things are done differently in the US.
With that, I will leave you with some interesting tidbits that I have
discovered while in Cameroon.
--in the French areas of Cameroon (8 out of the 10 regions), the country is spelled Cameroun
--flip-flops are known as “slippers”, and are only worn around the house
--when women shake hands, they hold the elbow of the hand they are shaking with with the other hand
--police randomly stop cars on the side of the rode and ask for ID
--banana plantations are EVERYWHERE!
--for church, women dress very very fancy and always have their head covered
--everyone owns a cell-phone
--most women have a weave or a wig
--picking your nose in public is ok
--anytime you travel on a paved road, you have to pay a toll
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