New clinic in Chusiquel....on the top of the world!!

Today nine of us left Santa Cruz at 0630 for Chusiquel. It took us about 2.5 hours to get there and it was a beautiful drive.....up, up and up!! I had three co-pilots with me. Juan sat in the front and he managed the radio so we had great driving music. Francisco was in the back and he asked directions from the right side of the truck when we needed some guidance. Manuel was also in the back and he would ask directions from the left side. I had great assistance!!

These views were from when we first pulled up and then walked down to the area they meet for worship.

When we first arrived they served us coffee and bread. We then had a time of worship together and it was a time of encouragement. There were only a few people there and I was not sure how many patients we would have........if we had any.

Then they pulled out the megaphone and then started announcing the clinic.........and then the patients arrived. We ended up with 50 patients and everything went well. We saw many of the typical illnesses that we have when we start new clinics.

The children were precious and were a little reluctant of the camera at first........but then they warmed up a little.

The ladies served us a bowl of hot soup and tortillas. There were fresh hot peppers for those who were brave enough to try them. One of the ladies was 9 months pregnant and saw Lisa for a consult. Lisa encouraged her to go to the hospital because her blood pressure was very high and she is a high-risk delivery. She would not go because she said she needed to serve us lunch. All we can do is pray that she changes her mind and her family takes her.

It was a great day and we saw many patients who are not Christians. The two men that went with us, Fransico and Tomas prayed with each patient after their consult. We hope that something was said or done that will cause them to think about spiritual matters and reconsider their relationship with God.