Peter Wins!!!!!

That's right folks.  Peter Hathaway Watters gets the grand prize: MALARIA!  He is really excited.  His acceptance speech was really moving and consisted mostly of moans, heavy breathing and spasms of pain.  For his efforts he gets to take home some medicine.  Lucky boy.

Really, he is ok.  We are taking good care of him and it comes and goes.  He will be in terrible pain and then up and walking around five minutes later.  So he'll be fine.  It is amazing, the way that this community comes together to help each other.  Every single person has done something to help, even if that means just letting him talk about it.  There are a couple of doctors here and they have done a lot to help.  

There are other things going on.  Sadly, many family tensions surround the death of the man that I wrote of yesterday.  It is so painful for his children as the family is really divided right now.  We have really gotten to know these kids and formed very close relationships with both of them.  The boy, Baraka (Obama), even remembers all of our names, which is hard enough for adults.  We may have the opportunity to help a bit.  We will see.  It is incredibly difficult to sit by as such injustice happens.  I will let you know what happens.  

Today I finally took sometime for reflection.  The first week we found this reflection garden that was apparently constructed for this Catholic sister who attended here years ago.  It is a little neglected so I cleared a little area and got to spend some time here.  This place is so beautiful.  I have never felt so connected to and reliant upon the Earth.  There is beauty in every direction.  In every little space, life.  The sun sets itself down behind a wall of mountains.  Flowers come from everywhere.  The ants chewing on my foot are even beautiful.  I know that home is so beautiful as well.  Perhaps I can take this appreciation home and not take it so for granted.  We shall see.