Christina
Two Types of Patients
It was one of those days when I was happy to be a doctor, when being in clinic brought me a surge of energy and joy. My first patient was...
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Christina
Feb 53 min read
Power
Last week, my friend was talking about the difficulty of getting her children ready for school when the electricity was out. I realized...
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Feb 14 min read
Critical Care
I awoke the sound of a plane flying over at 1:30 am, early Saturday morning. I smiled, rolled over, and drifted back to sleep. That had...
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Feb 13 min read
Finding Humour
There’s nothing like being away from a place to help you notice things anew when you return. For Greg and me, the drive home from the...
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Christina
Dec 10, 20233 min read
Christmas Carols
I was thinking of the Japanese concept of ichi-go ichi-e today, which means “one-time, one meeting” or “one chance in a lifetime”. As I...
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Dec 6, 20235 min read
Israel Tour
I was supposed to fly to Israel on Saturday night, on a trip with my church. I expected that there might be issues, because I had never...
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Nov 30, 20236 min read
Patient Death
I met her towards the end of a busy clinic day. I was rushing around trying to finish up things for my other patients, and she was laying...
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Christina
Nov 28, 20233 min read
Cathedral
I was exhausted, hurt and confused. It was only 10 am, but it was dry and hot and we were a bit lost. I crumpled on a rock under a mango...
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Nov 2, 20233 min read
Enjoying the Garden
The scent of flowers drifts through my nose and into my spirit. A mix between jasmine and honeysuckle, these flowers pop out each year...
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Christina
Nov 2, 20233 min read
Vaccine Visits
“Why did you wait so long to come back for more vaccines?” It took me a minute to answer the Health Surveillance Assistant, then I...
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Christina
Nov 2, 20232 min read
Update on Pastor's training
Greg sits under a banyan tree, sharing tea with Nixon and Moses. This tree is a beauty. The space between its labyrinth of ground roots,...
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Christina
Oct 6, 20233 min read
Winning the Raffle
We were sitting on the couch, staying in for the evening, when Greg got a text from his friend Patrick. “You won a prize in the raffle”...
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Christina
Oct 6, 20233 min read
Psalms and Loving the Word
I sat in our small guest quarters room, my pretty pink prayer room. I had watered the plants while listening to a praise song and...
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Christina
Oct 6, 20233 min read
More Free Time
What would I do if I had more time? I have asked myself that lately. Partly because, as I try to work less hours, I find that I need to...
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Christina
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Former Students
(Not former students, but guests and fellow teachers/pastors) As we left church, a young man came up to us with a question Greg and I...
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Christina
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Packing Light
I’ve been practicing packing light. Well, in some ways. All my clothes and toiletries and books for this trip would fit into a...
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Christina
Mar 30, 20232 min read
The Vacation We Needed
Sometimes it’s stressful getting ready for a vacation. I feel like I have to finish up all my work so that I can stay unconnected while...
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Mar 18, 20233 min read
Breaking Point
I broke yesterday. Just really shattered in heart and mind and spirit. It had been a long week, lots of deadlines and not much sleep. ...
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Christina
Mar 17, 20233 min read
Teaching about Cholera with Plastic Bottles
“When someone has cholera, they start losing all the water in their body. They can’t drink water fast enough to keep up with how much...
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Christina
Mar 3, 20238 min read
A Trio of Reflections on Balance and Wellbeing
2.20.2023 Physician Wellbeing I wore my blue physician wellbeing shirt today, a reminder to rest and take things easy. It was a 3-day...
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