What an awesome day--a total of349 people were seen in the dental and medical clinics. It averaged 56.5 persons per hours, which means that the doctors and dentists were working hard. The rest of the team were right there with them. It was hot, but well worth the effort. The people we saw today were alot more sick than those we saw yesterday in La Ceiba. They were just as warm and gracious, though! posted by Frank
The site where we worked today was at a Catholic church/clinic. The sanctuary of the church was absolutely beautiful! The decorations were very ornate for such a poor community. One of the really inspiring things I saw in this church was the congregation members coming together to clean their sanctuary. You could tell their immense pride in their church from the detailed way they cleaned every little thing.
We spent the first part of our nightly team meeting tonight filling food bags to hand out tomorrow. Our good ol' team leader Frank decided we should try to break world records with how fast those bags could be filled, and turned the event into a race. I think it took about 5 minutes for everyone to fill about 50 bags with things such as rice, oil, soap, etc.
Tomorrow morning, we visit that live at the base of the landfill to bring them food and treat their medical needs. We're tired and so its time to say good night.
Posted by Laura
Wonderful to hear how it's going there. Been thinking of you and praying for you all day. I can see the sweat in Dr. Joe's blue scrubs... bless you and rest well. Robert
ReplyDeleteGood work!! Remember to rest and take care of yourselves as well. I am wearing my bracelet to remind me to pray for all of you. Dios Te Bendiga,
ReplyDeleteSusan