Thursday by Kaelly

This morning we said "Good-bye" to our families. It was sad for my "Make" (magay=mom) and me to leave our new family because we felt so close in such a short time. The ride to meet the others was quite funny. Peter+ tried to tell us he had a ten year old sister, when he had to be in his fifties. He asked,"Why do you always laugh at me?" I told him because, "You are too funny," I said. Later Father Charles explained to us that cousins, nieces, and nephews in a America are called brothers and sisters in Swaziland. So what Peter+ was telling was true for him :-).
Our long, bumpy journey to the clinic felt shorter than usual. When we arrived at 8AM, there were many older women already waiting for Dr. Terry. There were less children seen today, but more restorative dental work was done from previous exams earlier in the week.
Bhekani (Begani) greeted us in his native dress and the smile that he always brings to our faces. Carl+ and Elizabeth traveled with Thokosa to two primary schools to hand out dental pouches. They were greeted with warm smiles by the children and given tours by the principal. They gave over 500 children toothbrushes that morning.
Lunch was served again by the ladies taking such good care of us. We had the remainder of the goat, which I did not eat, due to seeing it before butchering! We were also served pumpkin, beets, cabbage slaw, and a trifle...which was really yummy.
Father Charles and Thando showed up with the trailer, than the "good-byes' started to come faster. It was hard to say good-bye to the nursing staff because we had become so close. We packed up the trailer with all of our equipment and off to Thokosa we went. We learned many things from Father Charles on our ride home. It was another amazing day in Swaziland. Love, Nothando(Kaelly)