Clinic in Xepocol

This morning I drove to Chichi and picked up Kemmel and then we went to get Maury and Gaspar. Today we had clinic in Xepocol where Gaspar lives. He is very active in his community and seems to be well respected. When people are sick they know that they can go to his house and he will help him.

We had a small clinic today with only 5 patients. This mother and children were happy to be at the clinic. The baby that is being weighed was very content and not scared of the scale.
Xepocol is a very tranquil community. The sun was out and we enjoyed sitting outside before the patients arrived. If you enlarge the photo you can see the small houses built on the mountain side.
Gaspar's wife brought us a wonderful lunch of fried chicken, rice and a salad that I love. It is made of diced potatoes, carrots, green beans and a few other vegetables that I am not sure of.....it is simple and very good. We also had fresh tortillas :)

Kemmel told us about the lunches that Lisa has and how she looks forward to being in clinics with us again. We also look forward to that time. Hopefully, she will soon find out where she has to do her last 6 months. We are hoping and praying for the hospital in Quiche.

Lots of things will be happening in the next few weeks. Josefina and Tomas return from Montellano tomorrow and begin their clinics. We have three medical students that will be joining us for a few weeks and my parents will also be here for two weeks. Please pray that everyone has safe travels as they arrive to Guatemala and then returning home.

Tomorrow another adventure in La Palma................