October 2013

A bit of a different month with Russell taking a quick trip to Scotland to do some work (saves having to work over Christmas), and Wendy and the girls holding the fort back in Kompiam. Nice to all be back together again.

Up the dreaded water tower again fitting an overflow valve

Bonnie demonstrating the latest in hair fashion

All Smiles

Another Mumu

The boy in the front is wearing one of the girls shirts stolen from the car

Wendy out for a walk

The little rascals resurface

Sunday morning pancakes

A young patient

The two premature twins who battled it out for a few days - kept warm in the girls blankets

Sunset over Kompiam

A new pet?

Bonnie's 12th birthday breakfast

Dunnottar Castle in Scotland

Scone Palace in Scotland

Got to take a ride in a Spitfire

The Hermitage in Scotland

Scottish Highlands

Glamis Palace in Scotland

September 2013

September in Pictures....

Sandy finds (eats) a new friend

Along for the ride

Nancy about to have a driving lesson down the airstrip

Wendy swimming the chasm

Happy

Kitchen steel-work being man-handled into place

Every shape, color and variety

Learning to be a bricky

Cook house goes up in flames

Volleyball competition

The carpenters get a gift

New addition in the hospital

The medics soccer team

Wedding day

High school party to end the semester

Off for a walk

A local

Site cleared for the new school building

Up the water tower again

August 2013

The main highlight this month has been the opening of the new Pediatric Ward here at the hospital. It was a great day and culmination of several years of hard work by many up here in Kompiam.

Dignitaries arrive in Kompiam for the Opening on MAF charter flight.

One of our medical students takes a Shim Sham class

School getting ready for the opening ceremony - they sung the National Anthem and did a recorder item

Inside the new ward - it's almost filled with babies and kids now

The elusive Ulysses butterfly (rotten thing won't open it's wings for me) 

Celebrations for the opening (the pig wasn't celebrating)

Some of the hospital staff decorating with a truck load of the rainforest

The 6 rural doctors in Kompiam for training  - planted a tree to celebrate completing of the 2 weeks training

Make-shift swimming pool

The Governor speaking at the opening of the new Pediatric Ward

Opening day a bit too much for some - Napos falls asleep on one of the kids laps

Staff celebrations after the opening - the pig and associated food (Coke) split up in family groups

The highschool girls after doing their speeches

Our escort down to the river

Boys at the waterfall

Our escort on the way back from the river

I finally captured the elusive Ulysses with his blue wings showing (been about 5 years in the making)

What more can you say

An old lady in Australia knits these woolen outfits for the babies in hospital