Monthly health promoter class

Today, we had our monthly health promoters class and it was another good one!

We started with a short devotional.  Josue led us in a few songs and Enrique read some scripture from the Old Testament where Hannah promised and dedicated her son, Samuel, to the service of God before he was born.

Ruben taught the class on pregnancy, warning signs during pregnancy and different information that helps the promoters while they are in their community.

The color of the photo is altered due to the blue tarp that we hung so we could better see Ruben's photos. We had twenty-three people attend the class.

Before the class got in full swing, Sandra, Ruben's wife led a ice breaker.  Here, she is explaining how this game was to proceed.

A team consisted of three people.  Two people created a house with their arms and inside lived a "squirrel."  Depending on Sandra's command, the house would move or the squirrel would move so you had to listen good, to know if you would remain still or need to run.

Tomas and Tomas form a house around Gaspar, who is the squirrel.

Here, Lisa and Josefa form a house around Mauri.

The class was really good.  I think that after the class the promoters felt a little more comfortable with problems that pregnant ladies might have.

We enjoyed a good lunch together before we started our afternoon.  As always, there is a lot of work do.  The guys hung new window blinds, cleaned the trucks and changed windshield wipers, we counted medicine and then we had a short meeting about what would take place int he next few days.

One of the patients that Lisa saw this morning has an abdominal mass.  She went o see Dr. Hoak in Chichi and then went for surgery.  Please remember her in your prayers.  She lives in Xepocol and Gaspar has been studying with her and her family.  When I get some more news on her, I will update you.