May 7, 2001

Dentistry is just one of many services offered at Zababdeh’s Anglican Health Clinic.

The colds still linger! Aargh! The ever-changing weather contributes to that, as does - no doubt - the daily stress of living in such a military zone.

A slow day at the Anglican Health Clinic in Zababdeh.

We both headed to the Zababdeh health clinic, housed under the Anglican church, to take a peek at the lungs once again. We also took the opportunity to gather a few more photos for our June trip, telling everyone that we are making a documentary to show in the States. There is very little work, but everyone was eager to be included in the pictures working away in their various capacities. There is a small medical lab, dentist's office, pharmacy, and ob-gyn specialist once a week (who probably gets the most work in a Palestinian village). This clinic is one of the many ministries under Fr. Hossam's purvey as Anglican priest, and it not only provides a level of medical security, it also gives badly-needed employment for trained doctors and nurses who would be working elsewhere (or, as would be the case now, not working at all).

News came today of the four month-old baby killed in Israeli shelling of a Gaza Refugee Camp. A lot of head-shaking is taking place in Zababdeh, particularly at Sharon's half-hearted "apology" as he visited settlements in Gaza again.