Returning to Xetzac

Today we took two of our new friends from Texas with us to Xetzac. When I told them we were going UP into the mountains, I do not think they realized how serious I was.....it is UP! We had a great day for the almost two hour drive and we arrived safe. We had a man from the Church help us which was an encouragement.

We saw 12 patients today. We heard of a 13 year old girl that had stepped on a nail and could not walk to the clinic. Manuel offered to go and get the girl in the truck and they returned with about ten family members. Josefina removed the rest of the nail from her foot and placed a few stitches in it.

The first photo is of Manuel, Elsa, Josefina, Tomas and Aldelita in front of the clinic. For lunch we were served potatos, tortillas and tea. Elsa wants everyone to know how well she cleaned her bowl because the lunch was so good. She especially liked the picante sauce.

In the afternoon when most of the patients were gone, Adelita and I played catch with about eight children. It was a productive day and we will return to this community again in two weeks.