so to catch ya'll up to date (i get to say "ya'll" cus i'm in Tx now)... yesterday (Friday) was spent in the classroom with a couple lectures on medical missions. The pastor of Parkwood church - one of our partners this summer - gave a talk on the biblical basis of missions. This was followed by Dr. Erin Meier, 3rd year resident and the other project director with Heath, speaking on her time in Ghana. Since I wont be able to go to Tenwek or Kijaibe in Kenya next spring, I am going to email the hospital Erin went to and see what spots they have available. I think it was the same hospital Drew went to last summer as well.

We had the afternoon off, which I promptly used to catch up on much needed sleep. Last night we went bowling in Brownsville, which is 30mins southwest of Harlingen. But just not bowling... COSMIC BOWLING! apparently, when one turns off all lights and flicks on multiple black lights, bowling no longer becomes incredibly boring, but a midnight adventure! Man I haven't bowled in probably 7years. Mom and I would go with some frequence when I was homeschooled, but not any time recently. Needless to say, I wasn't that good, but it was lots of fun. Ezra and I took a cute couples picture I'll have to post on here. Its on his camera, so it might a little longer. At the end of the evening Mike wanted to arm wrestle me to prove his manhood. After a short-lived battle, I lost... uh... i mean... conceded victory.

Today was our 2nd trip across the line to set up a clinic. I worked with Heath in the morning. He's a great teacher. The more I interact with him, the more I respect him. We saw a pretty classic case of tinea corpus (ringworm) which I diagnosed and treated correctly. Other than that, nothing too interesting. One patient did profess faith in Jesus after being treated and prayed with; although I was not involved with her care. Everyone was quite encouraged by that. Overall we saw about 60 people, still not that much compared to what I've been told is 'average.'

On to other business... I just remembered that I did not answer my previous clinical scenario. The boy Brian and I saw on Wednesday most likely had Enterobus vermiculus (pinworm) and we treated with Mebendazole. We couldn't be entirely sure, but it was something we decided to error on the side of treating.

We were told numerous times last week that it never rains in Harlingen. In fact, last weekend it rained 2 out of 3 days and locals said, "dont get used to it, you wont see rain again while your down here." so then why the heck has it rained at least once every single day since then?! Its been cloudy and damp everyday. I dont want to complain too much, because it has kept it much cooler.

Tomorrow is the world cup final, France vs Italy... any guesses? I'm going with France, because I'd like to see Zidane win another before he retires and frankly, I dont really like the Italian team. If France plays they way they did against Brazil, they'll be able to shut down Italy. Hopefully, I'll get to watch the game over one of the attending's houses.

Keep praying for me. My attitude towards certain members of our team is not very good at times, as I get frustrated with their antics. Pray for my heart and especially for Christ's love in me. It has been great encouragement to be around like-minded (in the sense of Christ-focused) individuals constantly. It helps in those times of temptation when I wander off the narrow path, or think of wandering off the path. I've also been trying to meditate on the distinction between being a peacemaker and a peacekeeper. To Stacey's credit, she cut to the heart of a sin in my life in challenging me to be the former and not the latter.