Doc. Holloway (one day): June 30 - Livin' the Village Life

Well, after I put up my journal and went to bed last night, I was feeling really queasy. Soon I threw up the entire content of my stomach on the floor of Jimmy's office. This was the first time I had thrown up since I was like, 10. I was absolutely miserable, but I did my best to maintain a positive attitude. At one point, I felt so awful that I knew I had to get to the outhouse as quickly as possible. I didn't even put my shoes on. As soon as I got to the outhouse I threw up again. I went into dry heaves and my whole body was trembling so violently that I wasn't sure if I'd be able to walk back to the office. It was pitch black outside and all I had was my little flashlight - all those nice stars were behind clouds at this point. When I made it back to the office, I felt lightheaded, dizzy, and exhausted to my core. Jayme was an amazing friend through the whole ordeal. She even walked to Jimmy's house at midnight to get me some water and loaned me a towel to use as a cool compress. We ended up falling asleep around 3AM.

Sleeping in sleeping bags on a concrete floor was surprisingly comfortable (or maybe we were just too exhausted to care,) even though I woke up extremely sore and stiff this morning. My stomach has been a little weird all day, so I've only eaten a very little bit. I've been trying to figure out the most polite ways to tell Jimmy that I don't want to eat. I haven't thrown up again even though the sight/smell/thought of nsima makes me nauseous.

This morning we went to Selengo School to give the kids some school supplies that Jayme brought. They loved them! Jimmy said that some kids don't come to school just because they don't have a pen. On the way back to the feeding center, Jimmy took us to see bricks being made and maize being ground at the mill. After that, we hiked up to the garden to pick greens for the children's lunch. After the kids at lunch and cleaned up, Jayme and I taught a spur of the moment Bible lesson about Jesus feeding the five thousand. We sang and prayed with them. The kids here are adorable! They have such open and friendly personalities and the simplest things make them smile and laugh. Ahh, I love it.