all sorts of new news!

I've got really a couple fun new things to tell and three not so fun, but not terrible, things to tell.
First of all the not so fun news is i am on antibiotics. I cut my finger with an ice picker thing we have to chop up ice for our drinks. (it looks like the pointy end of a screw driver with a bigger wooden handle. i'll try and get a picture up) anyways, there was more blood coming out of it than i have seen in a long time. Made me very faint. Shannon took care of me though. And i was glad for someone else to take control. Also i must of stepped on something the other day because i have a small hole in the bottom of my foot. Its really not that bad, just awkward because i have to walk on it. So i showed Lori, who thought it might be ringworm, so i put the appropriate cream on and went to bed. Then i showed Melinda the next moring and told me to soak it. Unbetold to me, she told Lori she thought it may be a parasite. Anyways it turns out it was just a sliver of something stuck in my foot, not a parasite. so thats a relief. The third not so fun thing is that a pimple i got on the left side of my chin got infected. apparently a bug must have either bit me or stung me in the night and gotten me infected.
I tell you i am definately a sight for sore eyes this week! I have a small white bandage on my thumb to keep it from getting infected. i have to wear a sock over my one foot to keep it dry and clean.(which i wear in my flipflop....) and i have an infected pimple on my face. All this is reason enough for all of you to understand why most of my new pictures dont have me in it. tee hee.
Anywho, i am on antibiotics for a three of the sores Melinda wants to keep me from getting infected. And those are not a fun pill to swallow. first of all i need to make sure i have a full stomach. and i need to stay out of the sun. But its weird because they give me a sore stomach anyways, if i do either of these or not. But they work! my thumb is getting much better and my face is clearing up. my foot is still as awkward as ever to walk on. but to be honest, i like the 20 minutes a day sitting and soaking them!!!!

As for the good news! We have a new baby named Isaiah. He came to us at 9:oo this morning with his father and maternal aunt. He is 6 months old and appears in fairly good health, except for what appears to be the beginnings of Kwashinor's Syndrome, (his puffy cheeks because the water goes between his tissues and cant be broken down) which is proetin deficiency malnutrition.
His mother has been sick since his birth and stopped nursing him at 3 months. She is paralyzed and unable to talk. The family is not economically able to care for him, and have asked the orphanage take him in. Has other siblings at home who are 6, 8, and 10 years old. The are not 100% completely sure he will be able to stay because Melinda is away to Port today and hasnt seen him. Plus he hasnt been tested. But its still a blessing he came here now, sooner than later, or he would of definately been in worse condition. Please pray he adapts to the orphanage well and gets lots of nutrition fast!

The other good news is tomorrow we are getting a sibling group. We have had a file of parents who want to adopt a sibling group for a couple months. And a 3 month old girl and what they believe to be a 2 1/2 year old boy will be arriving soon! The reason i say the boy is believed to be 2 1/2 because birth certificates are often made late or are made wrong. So legally they may be 2 or 3 but in reality he may be the size of a 6 year old. Its not uncommon.

So yes. This is all very exciting. Except that i am experiencing it from my bed today because of the antibiotics. tee hee.

Prayer requests: please pray for Samuel and Bedza's paperwork, me not getting infected, and all the wee ones who have arried and are arriving soon!

Thanks so much and hope to talk to you all again soon!
Muah!