Meeting in Chutzurob

Today I met Juan and Gaspar in Chichi and we drove to Chutzurob which is on the other side of Chuchipaca. Gaspar was not feeling his best so we stopped and got him a Coke so he could take some medicine.

When we arrived in Chutzurob, we found Sebastian waiting for us on the side of the road and then we progressed to his home. He has a very nice home and we met his wife and two daughters. He asked Gaspar to begin our meeting with prayer and then he had a lot of questions about the clinics.

When Gaspar finished praying he asked me to start and then he would fill in. I started with telling Sebastian that we wanted to help the community but the clinics are a ministry of the Church. I told him that we bring everything we need including the medicines, glasses and at times we will be able to clean teeth. Gaspar talked to him about the prices, when the clinics could be held and Sebastian seemed very interested.

Then Sabestian wanted to show us the Church building. The first photo is of us walking there.
This is Juan, Gaspar and Sebastian in front of the Church building.
This is the kitchen that they are building.
When we returned to the house, Sebastian asked if I would take a photo of him and his wife. Now, before I said I would take their photo, they were all smiles and joking around. When the camera came out of the backpack, I got the "Guatemalan Look." When the camera was turned off, they were all smiles again.
We were served a very nice lunch. Before lunch, one of the daughters brought in a bowl of warm water, kneeled before her father as he washed his hands and then offered him a towel. The bowl of water was then passed between Gaspar, me and Juan and we did the same. I always find the cultural experiences so interesting. Gaspar and Juan even talked about this on the way home describing the respect the daughter showed for her father.

Sebastian is going to talk to other members of the Church and see if there is more interest in clinics. I hope they will all agree that there is a need and we can have our first clinic on June 7th.