On Call

We did not get a chance to blog last night because we came home at 12:00 a.m. Yesterday was a day of being stretched to the limit. We started off by going to the airport to pick up Caitlin at 11:45 a.m. After waiting for an hour we began to get worried. Finally, her plane landed at around 1:00. We had never met Caitlin so we only had a physical description to go by. We spotted her after what seemed like forever and we were unsuccessful at making eye contact. Out last attempt was waving like a bunch of maniacs while jumping up and down and screaming her name. She found us and we were very happy to meet such a sweet girl. The crazy thing is, her flight was delayed because there was an emergency on the plane! The landing gear was not working and they told the passengers that they would have to make an emergency landing. They prepared to have a dangerous impact with explosions and all. It was complete hysteria as all the passengers were panicked and fearful that this was the end for them all. Children were crying, Caitlin was holding the hand of the person sitting next to her as they prayed, it was complete mayhem. Thank the Lord they landed alright and nothing happened. But you can just imagine how Caitlin felt as she left that airplane ready to meet people she doesn't even know in a country she's never even been to! Talk about a trooper, right?!?!

While we were waiting for Caitlin at the airport we got a phone call from our friend Charity. Charity is the girl who runs New Hope Children's Foundation. Two of the babies that they recently rescued were extremely ill and at the hospital Mascota in Managua. There needs to be an adult with these babies in the room at all times and Charity was in desperate need of volunteers. The people who had been with the babies were burnt out after being there for countless days and nights with no food or rest. We said we'd be at the hospital as soon as possible and off we went . There is only supposed to be one adult per baby but they allowed Caitlin to come with Priscilla in the room with baby Ofelia. She has pneumonia and is still fighting a fever along with being very malnourished. Priscilla and Caitlin were told that they'd be there for a few hours but ended up staying at the hospital from 4:30-11:00 p.m. We weren't surprised or angry just exhausted and starving. It was great to be able to serve and be a blessing to Charity and her wonderful organization. We played, fed, rocked, changed, loved, and slept with Ofelia. She is such a strong, brave little soul. Please pray for her recovery as well as Jelka's, the other baby at the hospital with Pneumonia. Also pray for this hospital and its workers as they are extremely overbooked and had two babies die just yesterday. They need prayers for strength, wisdom, and patience to work lengthy, exhausting hours.

While all this hospital business was happening, Delanie had to be separated from Priscilla. She was told that she couldn't be at the hospital because of the number of people that could be in a room and they already had volunteers to be with Jelka and Ofelia. This has never happened to us and it was like involuntarily ripping our souls in half. We have never be apart while in Nicaragua and it was our golden rule to always stay together. This situation caused us to split and we knew we were in good hands and it wasn't going to be possible to stay together. So, Delanie went with Charity, her husband Leo, and their friend Jocelyn. She helped at their house taking care of the children, serving dinner, washing the dishes, and driving around with Alex picking up people for shifts at the hospital. She had quite an adventurous and emotional day and was drained by the time she came back to the hospital to reunite with Priscilla and Caitlin.

It was such an intense day but we did what we were called to do and were there for the people who needed us. We were supposed to take Caitlin to Masatepe this morning but after yesterday we knew she needed some sleep to gain back her sanity. We slept in today and feel rested. We are supposed to go back to the hospital this afternoon/evening and do the all night shift. That means we will be there from about 6:00p.m-6:00a.m. Please pray for our day/night at the hospital as it will definitely be a challenge on the body, mind, and soul. Thanks for all of your support! And sorry for the lengthy blog, it was a loooong day.

P.S. We forgot our camera at home so there will be no pictures for your viewing pleasure. Don't worry, we are bringing it today!

I am today what yesterday has made me; tomorrow I shall be changed by today's experiences.

xoxo

Priscilla and Delanie