Harding and ACU meet Xepocol

After breakfast this morning, we went in two different directions. Some went to the clinic in Lemoa and some of us went to Xepocol. While many were taking care of the patient in the clinic, others of us went out into the community to deliver water filters.

Again, the filters are a continuation of the ABC Program and preventive medicine.

Kemmel begins the morning by teaching the guys from the community how to clean and maintain the filter. Then we divided into two groups to deliver the filters to 13 families.

The dental guys already are seeing patients.

New stickers that we are now applying to the filters.

This is the first house that we visited. The student, Daniel Xirum Saquic, was in school so we did not get to speak to him.

This is the family of Bernabe Reyes Tecun Chan. Again, she was in school so we did not get to speak to her.

This is the family of Emillo and Esteban. It is good going to the homes of the children but when they are in school, you miss talking to them.

This is the family of Christina Chan Mejia and Jose Alejandro.

After we finished out last delivery, we returned to the church building for lunch.....not that we were hungry. We had been given coffee, bread and two bottles of water. People are very kind and want to show their appreciation, especially when we are walking for a few hours in the sun.

After lunch, we returned to our deliveries.

This family has the children Tomas Chan Teleban, Juan Mauricio Chan Teleban, Everaldo Samuel Chan Teleban and Eric Alexander.

Then, we finally found some children at home! This is Syliva Manuela in the black shirt. She told us that her favorite subject is math!

This was the last filter of the day. Below are Tomas (striped shirt), Ana (the far left person), Manuel (far right person) and Ana (between her brothers).

When it was time to be done for the day, it was time to be done.

As we were getting ready to return home, the moon was smiling down on us.

The exciting part is that we get to do it again tomorrow. The students did a great job today. They jumped right in and did the work. They started learning some words in K'iche' and that was fun.

Rick talked to the people at the surgery clinic in Montellano and they are doing great. The surgeries have gone well and we are so thankful for that.

Please pray that we will have safe travels tomorrow...........we will jump in again and have more adventures!