There have been a few confirmed cases of Diptheria in our neighborhood, so the government has initiated a vaccination primarily for children, but encouraging all to receive the same.
Today a few of us went along with the medical personnel to a village across the lake from us. Here we are boarding the ship to pass to the other side.
This is the village of Port Ploom Batey.
They first went to the school to be sure that the students received the inoculation. Then we set up in this church to receive the rest of the people from the village. Jeana Byler is assisting the nurses.
This young man was taking down the names on a little card which the bearer is supposed to bring for another injection in one month.
When everyone had been given a chance to be vaccinated, our group booked passage on this small vessel which took us back to our side of the lake.
This village of about 1200 families has two churches and one school. The houses are all mud huts. There is a doctor that comes here once a week from Jimani and has an office in one of the churches. Most of the families are involved in raising goats or making charcoal. There are a number of little shops which supply staple foods yo the villagers. There is no water source in this village. The water is brought across the lake in buckets, barrels, or bags for the people to drink. It appears to be a quiet community that has adequate Christian presence.
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