80 nets, 3 estrangeiras, and 1 baby Bushie

We did it! Yesterday, Amy, Sara, and I went to Namacurra for the Christmas program for moms and babies from CCR clinic (high risk children). All the moms are HIV+, and some of their babies as well. Sara and a nurse from Namacurra organized a program to teach the moms about nutrition, sanitation, and malaria. At the end of the program, we talked about the importance of using mosquito nets to prevent malaria, especially in young children who have HIV. You should have seen their faces when Sara told them they were all getting a mosquito net! It was amazing! Then Amy did a demonstration on how to use the mosquito nets. We ended up giving out over 80 mosquito nets (we still have many more to give). And get this...we were checking the health cards and weight of each baby as they received their nets, and low and behold, a woman arrived with twins who didn't have names. She chose a name for one of the boys but couldn't think of a name for the other. So Sara goes, "how do you feel about Bushie?" The woman laughed and smiled...so in the little village of Namacurra, there is now a baby boy by the name of Bushie. HA! I'm not even joking! The rain held off for most of the day, but as soon as we finished handing them out, the sky opened up. I think that was Bushie's way of saying "you're welcome." :-)