I just got off the phone with Jesse. Early this morning all 5 men were flown to Nairobi where they have been undergoing medical examinations.
Jesse appears to have had a number of minor cuts over his body and some major ones on his elbow, but all in all will be fine. His shoulder was x-rayed and there are no breaks. Israeli (teacher and treasurer at Waama), is plenty sore and stiff, but seems to have come out the best of everyone. Pastor Mao (teacher at Waama) broke his collarbone, but otherwise seems ok. Per (fellow missionary) received 12 stitches last night before going to Nairobi. Upon arriving in Nairobi the doctors there took out the stitches, re-cleaned the wound, and re-stitched - the doctors were concerned that the wound hadn't been sufficiently cleaned.
Otherwise he seems to be fine as well.
Pastor Dallei (Dean of Waama) had multiple skull fractures, one above his right ear, one by his right eye socket, and one at the base of the skull. The fracture above his right ear caused the bleeding out of his ear last night, which means that the bleeding was a lot more minor than originally perceived. He is experiencing double-vision. The doctors aren't sure if this is because of the fracture near his eye putting pressure on it, or if further damage was caused. They are monitoring it and hoping that it will resolve as the swelling goes down. Pastor Dallei also broke a number of ribs and has some minor bleeding to the brain.
The doctors aren't majorly concerned with the bleeding - it seems to have stopped or will stop shortly. Jesse said that Pastor Dallei waved in and out of coherency - sometimes he was completely coherent and conversing as normal, other times he seemed to just be babbling. The good news is that he has no neck injuries and the doctors are optimistic that he will recover quickly, though it looks like he will need to spend at least a week in the hospital in Nairobi.
All except Dallei are hoping to return to Arusha either tomorrow or Wednesday. Fellow missionaries in Nairobi will care for Dallei during his recovery. Please continue to pray with us.
Ben Jore
