Poolside surgery

Today we had our usual weekend plan to go into Jinja, run errands and visit with friends in town. The kids and I usually hang out with friends while David runs errands. This weekend we were able to go swimming with two families that have become good friends of ours. One of these families recently moved here from Ethiopia and the dad is a pediatrician. In the other family the mom has served both as a pediatric nurse and a surgical nurse. 

Today we all went to a pool together and found that the tiles covering the pool floor and sides were coming off and breaking. The kids were swimming when one of the boys cut his hand pretty badly. After cleaning it and looking at how deep the wound was, it was determined that stitches were necessary. So our day at the pool became a day of poolside surgery. My kids and I were trying to distract the boy with stories, pictures and various other antics while the medical professionals did their work. His sweet mama just prayed. 

We are so thankful for these two families, not just because they can do poolside surgery and keep a sense of humor, but because God has truly blessed our whole family through their friendship!