New Clinic in Mactxul III

We started a new a clinic today in Mactzul III and we had a wonderful turnout. The clinic was held in a community building near a school. Before we started I met the teacher at the school. His name is Carlos and also lives in Santa Cruz. The little girls from his class were just giggling as we talked.

There were many members of The Church there to help us. We had a feeling that we would have many patients and it is not thought highly of if you do not see all of the patients. It is almost a no win situation because no one wants to turn patients away yet you don't want to travel home too late.

The children were ready for the camera. These little boys had been practicing some English with Juan and Kemmel as the patients were being seen.

This boy did not want to come in, he wanted to peer through the window to see what was happening.

More patients as they wait to be seen.

This little boy wanted his photo taken with his brother.

This was our entertainment group between patients.

We had a total of 65 patients. Lisa, Josefina, Tomas and Aury were kind to come and help us out...........or we still might be there :) There was a wide variety of patients and the men from the congregation helped a lot. After the consult, the church members would pray with the patients. It kept things moving along real well.

We returned to Santa Cruz close to 7pm. We were not sure if Aury would be able to get a van home so I drove her. It was just to late for her to be out alone.

We will return to this community in February and I hope to have the opportunity to follow-up with some of the patients. The people expressed their gratitude many times and together we give the thanks and glory to our God.