Each morning we left the friary by 7 am in a bus to the Garneton Clinic. The clinic was built over 8 years by a charity in Texas that provides medial equipment to families in need. They also ship millions of dollars of equipment to several countries each year.
We put up a large white tent to protect us from the sun and rain, and since there is often no electricity it becomes far too hot inside the clinic. Each morning there were usually 80-90 people waiting outside when we arrived by 7:30 am. They had likely been waiting for hours.
this is the road we took each day to and from the clinic, approx a 30 minute drive. we were there during the rainy season, and there were thunderstorms each day, with the humidity never dipping below 80%. the lows at night were usually 68* and the highs were in the upper 80's.
the locals walk everywhere, up to 2 hours each direction. only churches, charities, and wealthy people own vehicles.
This is the mango tree, where the villiage children gather for games, food, and Bible stories. The first day we were there, there were 400 kids.
This is the road between the friary and the clinic.
Kitwe, Zambia
a villiage "shop"
this is the dental room at the clinic. we had two amazing dentists with us on the trip, and they helped dozens of people with tooth extractions. the clinic doesn't offer dental care during normal work days.
every business, by law, has to post a photo of the president of Zambia. he visited the city of Kitwe while we were there, and we had running water and electricity for a full 24 hours while he was in town. it promptly shut off when he left.
we walked through the "compound" of Garneton with the local kids.
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Still taking it all in.