Second clinic in Mactzul III

I would love to tell you that today got off to a great start but my mother taught me not to lie.......I will spare you the details but eventually we ALL made it to Mactzul for our second clinic there.

As we were preparing the areas for consult, exam and dental cleaning, Camilo and Gaspar were practicing some K'iche'. I think Juan was checking his phone for new text messages from his girlfriends. I tease him about this all of the time............and he takes it well.

We had a smaller clinic this time with only 15 medical consults and 2 dental cleaning. We are not exactly sure why it was smaller but we will keep our ears open and encourage the church members to announce the clinic. We will be returning with the Pepperdine Students on March 5th and we want enough patients to keep them busy.

This young lady wanted her photo taken as she was waiting for her name to be called.

This little boy got restless during his wait so the mother took him for a walk to distract him.
This lady was precious and came to the clinic because her eyes were bothering her.

These little boys were trying to watch Gaspar clean teeth. They were standing on a wooden bench a peeking through the boarded window. Can you see the mischief in their eyes?

The most interesting patient I had today presented with acute hepatitis. Hopefully, she will get some lab work done and return with the results on March 5th. She has been very sick and I hope we can help her.

Update: Tomas' wife delivered their baby and now they have a little girl!

Tomorrow morning we are headed to Xejox for the first ABC Clinic. The ABC program is new in this area and it will be an exciting time for them.