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		<title>Finally an Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No we have not disappeared to the ends of the earth or gone missing.  It has been many months since we updated the blog mainly because of the demands of residency and taking care of three very active children but don&#8217;t worry we&#8217;re doing well&#8230;maybe I should rephrase that&#8230;surviving my second month of all night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Pictures From Our Last Few Days in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are still working hard on getting projects done around the house before Christo starts his residency orientation on June 22nd. The big things we have done so far have been to put in new ceiling fans in all the rooms (did you know that a ceiling can make a room feel 10 degrees cooler [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Week and Return to America</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 14:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to give all of you a quick summary of our trip back to the US and our first few days back in America. We left Makunda last Wednesday to start our journey home back to the US. Before our departure, the staff at Makunda threw us a wonderful farewell potluck dinner and so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melissa&#8217;s Post From Week 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because of the problems we had with our internet connection, we were not able to put up this post from Melissa. Continue to lift up Luke in your prayers as he has still been suffering from diarrhea. The kids are having a difficult time with jet lag&#8230;they were up this morning about 1:30 AM. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 04:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick post to let all of you know that we have arrived safely back in Rochester around 4 PM this afternoon. God blessed us with a good travel experience and the kids did well although they have both crashed for the evening. Please continue to lift us up in your prayers as we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Week Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 07:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another week has passed and we now down to less than a week at Makunda before we leave here for Delhi on Saturday and then return to the US on Tuesday. It has been a good week at Makunda with time to talk with other families on campus and to get their perspectives on mission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Campus is Alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the long post. Our internet access is really limited and so I&#8217;ll put all of last week&#8217;s post in one big post. There are also some pictures from our time at ACA and in Kolkata that can be found on the bottom of this post. It’s hard to believe that another week has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have not had internet access for more than a week (for that matter no electricity or phones) and so I’ve been journaling every couple of days and now that we have are at an internet café I’ll post the journal entries under the day they were written and thus you’ll see several entries from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preventable Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was another typical day at Makunda during which we saw 203 outpatients and performed two surgeries in the evening as well as a couple of D&#38;Cs. We admitted another baby overnight into the ICU with pneumonia. The baby was quite fussy throughout the day but hopefully will turn the corner soon. Unlike the baby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christo &#38; Melissa Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday was another interesting day at the hospital. The OPD was relatively slower compared to the number of people we saw on Tuesday. We probably saw around 150 patients on Wednesday. We’ve been trying as hard as possible to learn Hindi/Bengali/Tribal Languages but it has been difficult because we’re learning some words from each language [...]]]></description>
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