Busy day in Mactzul 3

Today, we had several activities in Mactzul III.

Today, was a clinic day for Ruben, Tomas and Manuel. They had 5 patients but you never know how you touch those lives so it is not about the number of patients.

Some of us went to the school that is close by and did some education in the school. At first I was not sure of how the brothers from the community would do. They have not been with us before and they usually are very, very serious. After the first class they started laughing a little and I tried to find ways to include them more. It went well and I hope that the children learned something.

This is the first class that we went to.

We had each child fill their cup with some water and then we went from desk to desk with the pill and a couple of pieces of candy. The process went much better than when we first started the class in Mactzul I....for an obvious reason......the taste of the pill.

This was "Sucio Joel." He was a little shy at first and then when he found out what the class was like, he started to enjoy it more. The class is not to cause anyone to be uncomfortable but to teach children to wash their hands and brush their teeth more to prevent illness. We also talk about covering your mouth when you sneeze or cough. We discuss clean water and bathing regularly with soap. It is just concepts of basic hygiene that we usually teach our children.

This is one way that we know that the children have listened! After the class, this student came up to the clinic and asked for medicine for his younger brothers that are at home. Yes, we happily gave him two pills to take home!

Kemmel joined us later in the morning when he could. After lunch, we delivered four water filters in the area. This is one of the homes that we went to.

It was a good day with different activities. We had safe travels and returned home before the rains began!

Tomorrow, the guys and I will head to Chuchipaca.