That Important Yellow Card

This morning I went to the travel clinic to get my yellow fever immunization. The nurse was very kind, and had great things to say about the Messiah nurses she worked with in the past at Hershey Medical Center. The the doc came in for a quick consult and when he asked my about my trip, he said, "Oh! Are you going with Wanda? She's a doll!" He knows Wanda and her brother Phil (doctor at the Malaria Research Institute at Macha) and the Spurriers who have served many years at the mission in Zambia.

I was amazed at how small the world can seem and how much comfort I take in the connections that exist between the two worlds we're bridging in two days. So, I'm to say hello to Wanda from Sal at Holy Spirit, and I'm stapling my yellow card to my passport per the nurse's advice.