What a day! What do you get when you have a Kenyan driver, a Costa Rican woman, and a Methodist Pastor in an ambulance together? .......  You get 2 dead bodies! Today started with the usual walk to the hospital.  The music during chapel was so beautiful. We sang What a Friend We Have in Jesus and the Kenyan women sang a beautiful descant with it. I then had the opportunity to do hospital rounds with the Evangelist who assists the 2 Chaplains. He was so kind and gracious as he took me from ward to ward to see the patients. He read scripture, gave a devotion ( that was in Swahili and I didn't understand a word) and then allowed me to do the prayer and blessing for everyone. The patients were so welcoming and gracious. I saw so many beautiful children with their moms. The most touching unit I visited was the children's burn unit. I took pictures of all of the children and their mothers and showed them to each one telling them how beautiful they are. Despite the bad burns and the pain they must be experiencing they seemed so pleased I came to visit and pray with them. After tea time the chaplain, Grace, told my team member, Gina - originally from Costa Rica, to get me so the two of us could go with her in the ambulance  to another town 30 minutes away to minister to two people who were hurt in a car accident.  Grace, Gina, the ambulance driver and myself set off for our mission. Along the way we picked up a young man who also went with us, stopped and ordered paint to be mixed and delivered an envelope - all in different towns. When we arrived at the hospital 2 hours later there were about 15 family members standing around outside. Not understanding the language, I finally figured out that our mission was to bring back the bodies of 2 people who were killed in the accident! The father of one of the clinical officers along with the mother of a hospital employee were both killed early this morning in a car accident, and a young woman was injured. The dead and injured were taken to the nearest hospital which was 2 hours from Maua. The problem arose as to where to put the bodies and all the people who came in the ambulance.  It took over 30 minutes to work it all out as Gina and I just stood there realizing that we really didn't know where in the world we were (literally - but we did pass the equator coming and going) and neither of us had any identification on us since we  left so suddenly.  The 2 bodies were finally placed in the back on the ambulance and another ambulance arrived and the injured woman was put in that ambulance. Grace, the chaplain said a few words to the gathered family and then asked me to pray for them. Nothing like being put on the spot! After the prayer she said that Gina and I could ride in the front of the ambulance with the bodies and she would ride in the other ambulance. That meant Gina and i shared one seat. Did I mention that they don't use body bags here? They were covered with blankets, thank goodness. We  headed for Maua - the Kenyan Driver, Gina- my Costa Rican team mate, me -the Methodist Minister and 2 bodies - stopping along the way to see if the paint was ready (it was not). Just passing time on the 2 hour drive that was supposed to be 30 minutes, I asked the driver if he had to pick up bodies often. He replied, "This is my first time!"  No wonder he looked kind of nervous. I guess having 2 white women with him also didn't help matters. We saw 2 different motorcycles transporting mattresses, a lot of cows and donkeys pulling carts, many people walking on the roads, many open air markets, a volcano and gorgeous scenery on our adventure. The landscape is so beautiful here. Our team mates were waiting for us when we finally returned and then we walked back to the hotel.  Did I see Jesus Christ today? Most definitely! The love and care the hospital staff show towards the many patients, our team members working so hard to try to make things better for people they haven't even met, the way Jim opens his home to us all day so we have a clean restroom to use and a place to rest, the way the chaplain reached out to the grieving families......  Jesus Christ is in full view! Please pray for our team as we lead chapel time tomorrow morning. Blessings, Rosemary