How are the shots and notaries going?

Are you getting your arms bruised and battered?
How are the stamps from the notary coming along?
Are you guys getting your money collected?

I am having my first fundraiser this Friday.
I am having an evening of BINGO...I love BINGO..I actually just ordered a shirt last week that says, "Happiness is April Yelling BINGO" that shirt makes me laugh, it is so silly!
What we are doing is having the cards donated/renting for the evening from a senior center (thanks to my hubby) and charging everyone $5, the first 4 cards are included in this cost. The prizes are Alume Import (from the women of Mitumba Slum) merchandise like purses, bracelets, and necklaces, as well as movie tickets, and restaurant gift cards. I put up 65 posters at work to encourage all of my hospital crew to come and play. The room we are hosting it in holds 50 people and I am secretly hoping for 150 people, so I can fill up the next 2 rooms and get a ton of money for the drug supplies for this trip!

I would love to hear the ideas you guys have..

Kristi are you selling "Mary Kay for Kenya"?

Amy and Jim what are you thinking about doing?

Chad any ideas or suggestions??

Talk to you later-
Keep the Faith-
April

Illnesses we may encounter/address on this trip

Everyone has been asking me about the kinds of illnesses that we may encounter in Mitumba Slum. I've emailed Shadrack about this and today I received his response! Below is a list of everything that he has described as typical illness in Mitumba.

Plus, there's even better news!! Shadrack has worked with a several physicians in Nairobi that may be willing to donate their time, knowledge, experience, and expertise while we're in Mitumba!

PLUS, Shadrack does not expect the orphanage to be 100% complete by the time we arrive so if we're not completely overwhelmed with the medical work, we may be able to assist in completing the brand new orphanage!

But for now, here is a list of all typical symptoms of those seeking medical assistance in Mitumba (Pastor typed this...not me, so I hope our more medically minded understand this better than I do...):

Malaria treated by Fansidar

Typhoid fever treated by Cloramfhenicol, quinolones

Amoeba (metronidazole)

Diarrhoea (shigella, other types) - Cotrimoxazole, Amoxicillin, cefalosporine

measles - """

pneumonia - """

Fungal infections of the skin (clotrimazole-cream)

Worms (albendazole, mebendazole, others)

PS Here is what he had to say about the 230+ pair of brand new shoes we're bringing too:

Please we are glad that you have decided on the right things which are mostly need eg The shoes and the glasses. You are welcome to let the team bring as many shoes as possible!

I can't wait, team...this is gonna be an awesome trip!!

Be blessed!

CP

Brief Recap of Dates from our Field Manual

October 15th-Passports are due in IL
October 25th-$$$$ for our airline tickets are due BYE this day- $1,700
October 25th- Also due are our signed Visa applications, Medical Form, Liability form, Code of Conduct and Release forms are due in IL on this day.
November 29th-Remaining funds are due in Bloomington, totaling $2,600.
December 26th-Are you ready!! We are flying away! This is our departure date scheduled as of now. Please be flexible, this could change based on our ticket prices.
Get excited, and Keep the Faith-
April

Field Guides and Forms are now available!!

Hey team!

We have finally proofed and updated the field guide for the Dec 08-Jan 09 team. Below are links to the entire 35 page field guide as well as individual links to the forms that you need to fill out (2 of which need to be notarized) and mailed back to the 'GOYA headquarters' (3003 Wembley Way, Bloomington, IL 61704).

Here they are:

Field Guide: http://drop.io/goyafieldguide

Liability Form: http://drop.io/goyaliability - This one requires a notarized signature

Medical Release: http://drop.io/goyamedical - This one requires a notarized signature

Code of Conduct: http://drop.io/goyacodeofconduct - Sign and mail this one back too.

Click on one of those links and once you're on the download page just click the download button. Make sure you have the latest version of the Adobe Reader as you will need it to open all of these files

Please let me know if you have any questions. These links will remain along the side of this blog until we leave.

PS If you don't have a passport yet...you need to stop what you're doing and go to post office to apply for one today!! :)