We headed out about 0700 for Chuchuca which is a new community for us. We had heard that there is a real need in this area so we wanted to see if we could help. It was a 2 hour drive, which was very pretty and also interesting. Because of the amount of rain they have received, the roads were not very friendly. When Kemmel told me to put the truck in 4-low, I knew we were headed for a real adventure!
When we arrived close to the church, we realized the road was to muddy too pass. We parked the trucks below the church and a family opened their home to us. This prevented us from having to carry our equipment even further. It is amazing to see how generous and kind this culture is. We disrupted their home as we will turn it into a dental/medical and eye clinic for today and tomorrow.
The first photo is of the area we parked the trucks. Manuel welcomed the patients in K'iche' and Spanish and prayed for them. We quickly went to our designated areas and began to care for the patients. We saw a total of 60 medical patients, 19 eye patients and 20 dental patients.
The second photo is of the family washing their dishes in the pila.
The third photo is of Alison and Byron with some of the patients that they saw today.
We had a quick lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and then returned to the patients. We wanted to head back to Santa Cruz before dark, considering the conditions of the roads. We had safe travels, Gracias a Dios. We enjoyed pizza at Pollo Campero and then met back at the hotel for a devotional. It was a long day but we are thankful and look forward to returning tomorrow. We had been prepared for a cool day but were pleasantly surprized with sunshine.
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