This week we did a lot of work in a place called Kiserian,
which is about a 25 minute drive from where we are staying in Nairobi at the
Kenya Nature Center Hostel.A part of
what we did was start a new church (ICC Kiserian), and we even visited a close
by Masai village.Nathan, one of the
members on our team, created a special bond with one of the Masai members (one
of the tribes that lives in what we as Americans view Africa as being-all green
with acacia trees everywhere, it was beautiful!).The Masai member, Isaiah, then invited us all
to come and eat with him and his family, and worship with them, because they
are all Christians. Although that is a beautiful story, I’m sure most people
will blog about it, so my emphasis will be on a different story.One of the days, we got to visit a health
clinic for minor cases and births. Although we did not do more than pray over the two mothers who had just
given birth for a short period of time, it was impacting for me as a nursing
student to see how the clinics are here in Kenya.From stories of the hospitals, and my view of
the clinic that we saw, it is interesting comparing how different the healthcare
system is here in comparison to America. This past semester, I had an obstetrics rotation (which is
mommy-baby).In America, we have
epidurals, the choice of birthing plan, and a hospital staff on the ready if
anything happens.Here, it seems like
they give birth at a clinic, and are taken to a hospital if anything
happens.It is crazy how God has made
every place around the world so different, even our healthcare systems, yet we
are all connected by being created in God’s image.Even though we have very different ways of
birthing, God still blesses both cultures with the gift of life.Isn’t that beautiful?
