What happens when you get a toothache?
Do you call the Dentist, set up an appointment, drive there, and are home a few hours later?
Well in Tobo land it just isn’t that easy.
Join us on our latest journey of a toothache…
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday:
Micah: “Mom my tooth hurts”
Kellie: “How bad?”
Micah: “Not too bad, I just don’t chew on that side of my mouth anymore”
Friday morning:
Micah: “Mom I don’t feel so good”
Kellie takes his temperature. Micah has a 105 fever. Could this be from his tooth ache?
Kellie turns our 2-way radio on and calls out to town:
“Lengbati has traffic”
“Go ahead Lengbati”
“I was wondering if you could call the visiting dentist and ask him about Micah (Kellie gives all the information she can think of that might be helpful)
“Yes I will call the Dentist but just so you know he is only visiting for 2 days and then goes back to the States for good.”
Friday Afternoon (radio):
“Kellie I got a hold of the Dentist and he needs to see Micah immediately, can you fly out today?”
“We are totally socked in and raining, there is no way we can fly out today”
“Okay we will try tomorrow morning (Saturday) at dawn then”
Friday:
We got over 11inches of rain! It was one of the biggest storms we had seen and landslides all over our mountain top and valley
Saturday morning 7am:
Plane is overhead and lands on our grass airstrip. Kellie, Micah, and Sophia fly out to Goroka. Saturday night Micah’s tooth is pulled out, fever goes down, and all is well.
Wednesday Morning: Kellie and the kids are able to fly back into the tribe.
Plane ride to and from dentist: $500.00
Guesthouse stay and meals while out $100.00
Dental visit $60.00
Tooth Fairy Visit $2.00
All is well in the Knapp household again: $Priceless!!!
An American Dentist that just happens to be visiting PNG when we desperately needed him?: Miraculous!!!
His Clay Pots
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, Malachi Knapp
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The Tobo Church
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