Third day of the surgical clinic

Today was another successful clinic in which the patients have done well. Since I was first introduced to Health Talents, I have felt that God has blessed the work of the organization. The work has continued to grow, more children are added to the ABC program each year, speakers are brought to Guatemala every year for educational purposes, young people have the opportunity to continue there education at a college level.........and the list goes on.

We always want to give God the glory for everything that is accomplished yet we are thankful that we have people like Rick who gives direction as it is needed. This week, he worked in the OR area, sterilizing instruments. When down-time allows, you can catch him answering emails and planning for future clinics and events. I think Rick's average email response time is about 7 minutes :)

Many required activities of the clinic go unnoticed. I mentioned the other day how many people are in the habit of looking for supplies without ever realizing how the supplies are prepared. Here two of the Guatemalan staff begin to wash laundry for the day.......and we need clean laundry every day. They look as if they are having a great time!
You can tell that patients are feeling better when they grab their own IV bottles and go for a walk.
Michael offered to help this patient when he needed to take a walk.
The clinic is becoming to wind down and you can feel it in the environment. We had several empty beds last night, the surgical load today is lower and several more patients have discharge orders written for today. Everyone will head to Antigua early in the morning. They will enjoy the day day there before flying home Saturday morning.

Juan and I will be head to the Chichi area and will also take one of our patients with us. This will prevent her and her husband from having to take a bus home. I hate to see the week come to a close with so many accomplishments being made but it is time to move on to another adventure.