the first week of august

There was another medical flight last saturday. Friday night, we were sitting on the couch, watching a movie, when a text came: A measles outbreak. One little 18 month old tribal girl had grown lethargic and needed medical care. Would we be willing to fly in on Saturday to get her? You BETCHA! So, Ben flew on Saturday, I manned the radio, and the kids? Let's just say that playing super heroes is the thing of the day:



...which included a little flying in our house...










Today, Ben is out flying again, this time returning the baby to her home (she is better now) and flying some missionaries out of their location. There is a (another!) tropical storm brewing to the north of us that has made for interesting weather here yesterday, but all clear today.


And throughout our days here, we hear a *chirp, chirp, chirp*. Like the cricket noises back in the states, I just tune them out. Not the Bean; every time she hears them, she yells out 'BooKee! its BooKee!" (translation: budike! Definition: a small lizard that chirps). If you grab their tails, they (the tails) fall off. Yeah, creepy. Doesn't seem to bother her. Apparently, she doesn't mind when they crawl on her either....