Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Clinic in Chucam

Tomas picked me up for clinic and then we drove to meet Manuel. We had clinic in Chucam, which is not too far from Chichi. Martina's dad, Miguel, helps with the clinic there.

We only had 4 medical patients and one patient for dental cleaning. There was a community meeting and celebration over their water project. There were some children in the school during the early morning and then they all were able to leave for the festivities. This decoration was in the school area.

Later, water trickled down the statue under the pine needles. You should have seen the excitement because of running water! Some things can really make you just stop and think. When you see people excited because water is running and they talk about what a blessing it is..........their life is changed. Now they will not have to carry water for cooking and now they will not have to carry their laundry to the river!! It is something to be celebrated!

These are the bathrooms behind the school.......one stall is for teachers, one for the little girls and one for the little boys.

We have a group arriving tomorrow afternoon and Kemmel has us ready. We pray that they have a safe flight tomorrow morning and safe travels from Guatemala City. We have two clinics scheduled for each day and two of those days we will be in the school system again. It is an exciting time with many opportunities.


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