House of Horrors

Today we left the hospital! After being there for so long I was antsy to get out. Matoch and Achol were excited too. We'll have to return on March 23rd for a follow up. Here is a picture of him right before we left. He liked wearing my hat.



Once we got home, we had an "incident." Achol locked herself in the bathroom. She started wailing and banging on the door. There is key on the inside to lock the door. She apparently was not putting the key in correctly. Suzy was trying to tell her to take the key out and pass it under the door. She was speaking in Arabic which most Dinkas know. Achol does not. As she continued to freak out, Matoch started to cry.I tried to calm him down while Suzy called Sabet. She got him on the phone and put him on speaker. Achol still wasn't able to understand what he was telling her. Fortunately, we got the window open and Suzy passed Jed through the window! He was able to unlock the door and she was freed. Jed to the rescue! Even though she has been in the hospital for two weeks, there is still a lot she has to learn about the way things work here. It doesn't help that we don't speak any Dinka. They are probably thinking we live in a scary house of horrors where people get trapped in bathrooms! It's funny now but at the time, it was stressful!



After that incident, Achol was a little shaken. After being in the hospital for so long, she is a little restless. She began to get agitated. She wanted to leave the house and go for a walk, but we can't let her do that. She has never been in a big city before and would come across trouble or get lost. She was frustrated and wanted to get on a plane to go home right away. Suzy called Sabet who was able to talk to her and calm her down. Hopefully tomorrow we can visit with some Dinkas living in Nairobi who will be able to talk to her. Suzy made some tea for her and found a place for her to sit on the balcony. She loves being outside. That helped her mood.

Up on the balcony we watched the kids play below. Matoch had a great time with the Hannah, Jed and Agum.





Achol found a doll and explained that she missed her baby she left at home. She held the doll for a while. It was cute and sad.



Then Suzy went on a mission to knock off a doll that got stuck on the roof below (we were on the third floor). She threw a bunch of toys down hoping to get it, but after about 12+ toys landed on the driveway, we gave up. Achol must think we are nuts... scary bathrooms, throwing toys off the roof! Fortunately Gordon (our Nairobi logistician) came home and was able to reach the dolls (and other toys that got stuck as a result of our attempts!).





For dinner we had Ethiopian food, which both liked. After, Achol helped with the dishes and Suzy showed them how to use the shower. It should be an interesting time until they are able to go home!

Please pray that Achol will be at peace while here and listen to us as we try to help her. Also pray that Matoch will heal and not need another surgery.