1st to 2nd of September 2017
We go medicine shopping in Lilongwe. On the second, Jannie takes Kobus Minaar to Tete. He visits Willie Gouws, and Riaan and Saretha Terblanche.
5th to 8th of September 2017
Jannie contracts malaria. Wynand and Beualah Theron arrive with a truck with a TLB. Jannie is amazed that he receives help to deforest the farm.
11th of September 2017
On this day, we start. Jannie is very excited since everything is falling into place. Jannie drives the tractor and wagon, Wynand the TLB and Beaulah the bakkie. I pack them a lunch and the 3 of them only arrive back home late. Tuesday and Wednesday are also dedicated to working on the farm. Jannie brings a massive load of wood with the tractor and wagon because he needs the space to bring some women to a women’s meeting in Tsangano.
14th of September 2017
Jannie departs early with the tractor and wagon to collect women in Tamb for the women’s meeting. Eventually, he uses Wynand’s truck to take them to Tsangano. He leaves the truck there and returns with a bakkie. The women’s meeting is from 14 – 17 September.
15th and 16th of September 2017
Jannie and Wynand do a recovery mission with Kwaai babatjie. They only return on the Saturday after 6 pm and are dead tired. The next day, Jannie drives to Tsangano to collect the women from the women’s meeting. The meeting was a success. They had many speakers, lots of food and little sleep. A great time was had by all.
18th of September 2017
Paulina falls in the fire again after yet another epileptic fit. We’ve been working on the burn wounds on her arms since March and now this. One tends to get a bit frustrated but soon I realize that her pain must be greater than my frustration. Her epileptic medication doses were increased.
19th of September 2017
Jannie takes 14 congregation members to a funeral in Simbedzi. A 12-year-old boy burns himself on the leg with cooking oil.
20th of September 2017
A woman arrives at the clinic and she cannot breathe. I use a few drops Friars Balsem and dissolve it in a boiling water. I instruct the woman to breathe in the vapors. I give her some basic medication and instruct her to go to the doctor. Not long after, she comes back. I steam her with boiling water and Friars Balsem and pray for her to calm down. I again insisted that they take her to the doctor. She has not yet come back to me.
22nd of September 2017
Jannie is still not feeling well. He transports a load of sand and wood with the tractor and wagon. I had 4 cases of wounds at the clinic. I currently run the clinic from a Monday to Saturday 9:00 to noon. In case of an emergency, we are always available.
23rd of September to 2nd of October 2017
Shere van de Coolwijk and Laura Blochlinger from Josh Generation visit us. We drive to Tete on the 23rd of September to pick them up. We spend the night in Tete and head to Chandame the next day. On Monday the 2rd of September, Jannie takes a load of potatoes and Laura tags along. On the 26th of September Jannie transports a load an of sand and Sheree tas along. Both these ladies help me in the clinic, especially wounds. They also brought much-needed wool for the knitting group. We spend quality time with them and they especially enjoy the Chandame market and interacting with the locals. On the 29th of September, we head to Fat Monkeys at Lake Malawi. Shere and Laura enjoy every minute and Jannie relaxes. We camped there and had a wonderful time.On the 1st of October, we headed back to Chandame and on the 2nd of October, Shere and Laura head back to South Africa.
