Word from Ethiopia

I can't believe that 6 years ago, this exact week, I was with my husband on the Galapagos Islands, celebrating Thanksgiving on an amazing dental mission. And now, 6 years later, my husband is in Ethiopia, on another mission, repairing cleft palates and lips. When I try to tell Max where he is, Max tells me he's at school squiriting water in people's mouths. Either way, we miss him. And I think he misses us too. Especially since the name of the city he's in is Addis Ababa--a constant reminder of his loving wife, and babbling child. Today he called and emailed for the first time. I don't want to copy and paste his emails because I'm hoping when he gets home he'll make his blog debut and tell about the whole thing. And if he doesn't, then I'll just copy and paste his emails. :) But so far, without giving away too many details, he is alive, getting sick of the food, and has screened over 200 patients who have traveled far distances to be treated. Today was the first day of surgery and he said it was amazing. We love you, Blake!