Welcome Home to Congo

I am so happy to be here. In so many ways it is like coming home. I have waited to so long for this….and after getting here I realized how everyone else was waiting too. Everyone here at the hospital has made me feel very welcome. By “everyone” I mean all the hospital staff - most of whom are local Congolese people. Even the people who started working at the hospital after I left welcomed me with much excitement. Apparently I got even more popular while I was away. 

Chapel this morning was fun. I got to see so many old friends and they were so joyful and excited to see me. It was the loudest visitor welcome I’d ever heard in chapel. I spent most of the morning running errands around the hospital and greeting people. I am tired but very happy and thankful.

Some beautiful children I met on my way home today