When I was 15 years old I sat on my mother’s lap in the doctor’s office while I was being stuck with needles. You might think I’d be rather embarrassed to admit that, but I do so to demonstrate the power of God. You see, I noticed that two posts ago I forgot to let you all know how the immunization day went at the orphanage. Well, immunization day at the orphanage began by example…my example.
I was due for typhoid, as were Joel and Sue, and considering I had my good friend Sally to shoot me up…I couldn’t say no to the opportunity of renewing my typhoid for seven dollars. So the three of us got to model “How easy a shot is” for the children. I was slightly nervous, but with prayer and God’s help I was able to smile through the whole “I’m being stuck with a needle” procedure. And then…something even more amazing to me…I was able to help Sally while she poked child after child with Hepatitis B. I even saw the needles going into some of the kids. Accidentally. Since I was trying not to look. But it was all okay. The kids were super brave!
Brave Little Kiddos
After the shots they were rewarded with stickers and a rad skit Sally and I put on about washing your hands. Check out the sweet germs we colored as part of our skit:
Sweet Germs
Kiddos Enjoying the Skit
Washing Hands
All in all it was a fun day! And then next day we headed to Dolakha, from whence we just returned…
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Jaimasi « Joyful Day // November 1, 2008 at 2:03 am |
[...] Yesterday, we gave the kids their Hep B shots and they were so good, only one cried. Afterwards, we … They even got to color their own “germs.” It was a super fun afternoon, they even sang us songs about Jesus. We will give the MMR shots on Sunday. [...]
Jane Petersons // November 1, 2008 at 8:07 pm |
Hey Lauren!
I just caught up with your blog. So AWESOME! I feel a part of your trip now.
Thanks. Sounds like things are going well, and you are touching many lives. Love you! ~ Jane