Many refugees are still traumatized

sh. We have several patients who are still suffering from the traumatic circumstances of the last 3 1/2 months, for example this mother with her two little children (see picture right) who had to watch with her own eyes how one of her close relatives was killed. - Today we cleaned the hospital especially the maternity because it is a rule at the Rhein-Valley Hospital to clean and sterilize this section after a birth took place. The toilets for the refugee camp still didn't arrive. We got the excuse that the truck involved had to be repaired. So it will probably be only next week that we can finish our sanitary installations. At lunch time our grandmother schuschu could leave the hospital. Her two sons took care of her and thanked us profoundly for all the help at the hospital. Later in the afternoon we again had a heavy thunderstorm and we were happy to get home without any calamities because the Kenyans use to drive in these circumstances as if the streets were dry...

The big clean-up took more than 3 hours

This morning we saw some animals on the way to work. Click on the picture to see it in large size or visit our Kenya Photos blog.

Still waiting for the toilets and shower cabins

sh. Heavy clouds were in front of us when we left the house at 8:30 h this morning. On the way to the hospital we picked up a new nurse who comes from Western Kenya and had lost his job from one day to the other when the crises started. Arriving at the hospital ground we could assist the finish of the central fire place and the laundry construction that got the final stainless coating (see picture). Then we presented our new crew member to the others and said hello to our 85 year old schuschu (grandmother) who is more or less in a stable condition. We are still waiting for the promised toilet and shower cabins. As often in Kenya you need a lot of patience. You can call 20 times until something becomes reality. Let's hope we get them soon. The weather stayed dry. During the day we have now temperatures up to 28° C and during the night it goes down to 10° C!

This is our current crew of staff members
and temporary workers!