Choacaman in 2012

Today, was our first clinic in Choacaman this year. We use to meet in the home of Enrique but since they have cemented this area and covered it, we have the clinic here. This is where the church meets on Sunday afternoons. There is more light inside so that helps with the consults.

Don't you just love that Carolina Blue sky??

This is Gaspar and me as we are checking in the first patient of the day. Scott, this photo is for you!

We had eleven patients for the day and a couple of them had very sad circumstances.

One was a little girl who had extremely red eyes. They looked so very painful and her dad said that she has had this problem for over a year. She is in school and is doing very well. I am sure that reading and studying is very difficult for her.

Another gentleman returned with some lab work that Lisa had asked him to have done. He looks as if he is having renal problems but his labs were normal. His legs and feet are very swollen, he has high blood pressure, is diabetic and has gained 10 pounds since his last visit. I changed his medicines around and we will see what happens. I hope that both of these patients return to the next clinic.

After all of the patients were seen, we were invited to have lunch in the home of Martin. He is the son-in-law of Enrique and he helps us with the clinic. In the morning his daughter and another young girl will be baptized. Today, they are preparing for the activity and you can feel the excitement in the home.

They set up boards on saw-horses to make tables. We sat outside, while the women sat inside next to the fire. There were about 25 people eating, about 10 dogs, a few roosters and the remains were taken to the pig. Quite a festival of chicken soup and tamalitos!

We know that tomorrow the angels will be rejoicing due to the baptisms. It is a very important moment in a person's life when they make the decision to become a Christian. It is a turning point and a moment of dedication.

Tomorrow the guys and I will go to Chuchipaca.