Easter weekend

We've enjoyed a beautiful Easter weekend here at Tenwek - and long, too, as Good Friday and Easter Monday are Kenyan holidays. I love four day weekends! Those of you who read my most recent email update (message me your email address if you want to be added to that list) may think a lot of what we do here is sad and depressing, but that's not true. There is a lot of joy in our day to day lives, too, as we participate in the beginnings of God's new creation. Because Christ has risen and conquered death, we see victory, sometimes clearly visible in this life, sometimes in the hope of eternity. Below are some pictures of joy and fun and beauty this weekend:

Ariel view of Tenwek hospital - green roofs in the center of the picture

My friend Agneta and I climbed Mt. Motigo on a truly Good Friday

We met a few friends at the top

Easter egg hunt on Saturday

Abi showing me her eggs

An impromptu biology class - turtle autopsy - note Peter's shirt :)

Future medical students

Most everyone came to watch - even though "Baringo the Turtle" didn't smell so great

Cause of death: Metastatic Cancer
Primary source: unknown

After the turtle dissection, Abi & Anna came over to paint pictures

Sunrise service bright and early Easter morning. Everyone brought flowers to place on the cross.

Abi and Maggie with "Aunt Sasa" on Easter morning

Elise and Micah with patient station dog Emma

Easter dinner at the McLaughlins - me, McLaughlin family, Fader family, Brown family, Carrie

It truly has been a wonderful weekend and it's not over yet as we still have plans for Ultimate Frisbee today. But I did miss something special back in Nashville - my whole family together except me. Pictured left to right: Lauren, Wei Chi, Grandma Pfister, Leslie, Bud, Emma, Dad, Samuel, Mom. And I haven't even met my niece Emma yet!

Emma (pictured with Gigi - my mom) was welcomed into the covenant family at her baptism on Palm Sunday

Do you ever wish you could be in two places at once or have everyone you love in one place? I'm thankful to know that will happen in eternity and it will be more beautiful than we can even imagine. Christ is Risen!