Quick update

It has been so busy here at Chikankata, I have hardly had time to think. Since the last time....

The electricity has got worse but now have a portable camping gas cooker thanks to some friends from IHQ.

We had an informal but high security visit from the US Ambassador to Zambia, which I had to plan with military precision. We even had low flying airforce jets flying over the Hospital. God bless America.

Nick and Lisa left to retun to the UK after three weeks. There being here reminded of us of how much we miss them and all our other friends

We Had a four day visit from representatives from IHQ (Major Dean Pallant) and SAWSO (Bram Bailey) to help them deisgn a tool to look at the Hospital Redevelopment Strategy across the world. We discovered the following things for Chik. Including all the government contribution, the whole operation for the hospital, nursing schools, college, community outreach programmes, outreach and training and the conference centre cost almost $4m last year. The team even reckoned that was even a wee bit understated. We had a good time together but man, did they make us work. On the final day we spent the day at Liliya Lodge and as a result I spent my first night away from my boy, who is now coming in at a towering 77cm after 7 months.

He is just the best and I love him to bits.