Thursday in Northside

As I write this I hear songs floating up to my window, "nothing but the blood of Jesus" and "I have decided to follow Jesus..." The more I learn about this place, the more I love it! I spent the afternoon in Northside "the end of the island," which is the northern part of Helene (wow, go figure). Dierdre and I visited 2 ladies, Ms. Nila, who has DM and is controlling it well with PO meds, the other, Ms. Betty, who required a bit more help (needed a foley and drsg. change). They were both incredibly sweet. I love being able to pray with patients - I think it's my favorite part. After seeing patients we had a Bible study with some of the ladies, talking over Ephesians 6. We also sang "He's got the whole world in His hands," laid hands on Ms. Zola (who had a severe headache today), and did a "symphony" of prayer at the end (everyone prays at the same time). It was amazing.

Joe just went scuba diving and showed me a camera shot of a shark he saw, as well as a spotted eagle ray. Pretty darn cool.

That's all for now, folks.