The new technology to hit this part of PNG is the mobile phone. It's just like nostalgia: I carry around a mobile phone that doesn't send emails or have a web browser. It doesn't even have predictive text. It does have a pretty bright torch, which is good for finding your way to the hospital when generator power goes out at 10pm. The people who used to call by radio now call by mobile. And they still often say 'over' when they have finished speaking, or 'roger' when they agree, but the nice thing is that with a mobile phone, I can interrupt a long-winded story to steer someone back on track.
Probably not always a good thing.
And yet, the circle of life, death and resurrection continues. We have seen preventable deaths and difficult births. I see staff finding out new things about medicine, but also about life and about compassion. We laugh together when someone tells a good story, we get angry together when children come in who have been injured deliberately by their parents. We pray together and we celebrated Christmas together and we stitched up people who got injured in drunken New Year's Eve celebrating together.
Yep. Good to be back.
5 comments:
Great to see this blog of yours suddenly appear on the Philbrick laptop screen. We're not too sure out here in the country (Sunbury!) exactly what a blog is, and even less sure of what twitter is. HOWEVER, it's a great thing to hear a little of your life up PNG way!! We think of you often, and reckon you're doing wonderful stuff. Hope you're feeling something of God's love and His guidance while in what must be quite a challenging environment. Loads of love, Ruth & Robin P.
Yay! Shar's back on her blog! We're missing you loads. Currently waiting for Elise to arrive by train - she's coming to help with Josh & Sam's party cake for tomorrow. We will continue to think of you lots & pray for you... whilst we selfishly wish you were here to play with us.
Katy
Great to hear of all these people who have gone away from us. Thanks for bringing us a little closer through PNG, Shar. Good to hear from you and we can pray with a little more understanding. To the country people who have left us, we miss you. And hurry Elise back, because we need her music.
ditto what Lesley said, to all of you, luv Hilary,
Wow, I stumbled across this by accident, good to hear from you Shar. You tell a story very well; I look forward to hearing more stories in person when you get back.
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