Digital block

We had a very quiet and relaxing weekend, complete with church at the Northside, swimming in the sea, and a hike to Rocky Point. The message at church was really good, all about how it is more blessed to give than receive. It was just Erin, Rock, Janis, Larry and myself here this weekend. Saturday morning I had a taste of southern US culture by eating grits for the first time...mmm. Now I've had a full cultural experience. Yesterday, we welcomed in Mike and Sarah Voorhis from upstate New York. Mike is a physician's assistant (PA) with 9 months of ER experience and Sarah is a 6th grade teacher. They both have a passion for missions and are wonderful! This morning we had a girl come in with half of her thumbnail hanging by a thread of skin. Mike taught Alisa and I how to do a digital block on her thumb, which is a fancy term for numbing the finger with Lidocaine in 3 spots. It was pretty fun and after a minute the patient felt nothing. No suturing was needed, though. Well, I think that is about it for now, folks. Blessings!