Learning Thai

Eliza's favorite parts of staying in the hospital:
1- wheelchair rides
2- new slippers
3-her "friend" the IV pole
4-sponge baths
5-Sprite
6-the soy sauce packet that came with her rice porridge
7-nice nurses

Eliza's least favorite parts:
1- needle stick for IV
2 -20 + trips to the bathroom with IV in tow
3-porridge for every meal
4- medicine

Candice was thankful for:
1- friends who pray
2- Jesus, who cares when I feel alone
3- sporadic phone calls with Tom when he was in cell phone range.
4- a good night's sleep for Eliza
5- friends who help.

My friend Chaweewan was at the hospital within a half hour of my phone call and was wonderful enough to care for Silas and even sleep at our house so he could be in his own crib. Chaweewn, you're awesome!

Eliza was in the hospital due to a bacterial infection of her intestine and was treated with antibiotics and rehydrated via IV. She still has some stomach pain and diarrhea but is much better and has three days of medicine and mushy food ahead of her. Thanks for praying for her! This just happened to happen at a time when I was totally alone with the team all away, so I was very thankful for my Thai friends who helped and even a stranger who called to check on us after meeting us in pediatrics.

P.S. A note about the travellers....
Meanwhile, out in the villages, Tom and Claire are of course worried about Eliza, but they are safe and having a good time. They are sleeping on bamboo, experiencing cold nights, playing with kids, swimming in rivers, traveling in trucks, and praying with believers. English camp starts tomorrow. We are very glad for your prayers for them as well!

-Candice