Clinic in Quijel

This morning, several of us took off for Quijel.  It is a fairly new clinic and this was my first time of being there.

I picked up Sara and we met Gaspar at the gas station.  We waited for Marcos and he had Enrique, Martina and Maury ride with him.  We picked up Cesibel on the highway.

When we arrived, we were told that the owner of the home had taken a family member to Guatemala City due to complications with her diabetes.  We were sad to hear about this but because of this situation,  they had not announced the clinic.

The exciting part of the morning was when Gaspar shared with us that some of Manuel's family are thinking about being baptized next week.  If you remember, Manuel is a man that we met in Chicua a few weeks ago and was baptized in Panajachel.  How exciting to know that he is sharing the gospel with his family and they are seeing the changes in his life!

There were a couple of patients waiting but I am always hopeful that more will arrive.

We had one young girl that has a small hernia.  We talked with her dad about different options and he decided that he wants the surgery done in Montellano.  So, if her lab work is good, she and her dad can ride with me to Montellano in June for surgery.

While, we waited for more patients we sat and talked on the porch of a store.  Gaspar shared with us how a young boy came to his door late the other night.  He came looking for Gaspar because his dad had beaten his mom and she would not wake up.  Gaspar was a little nervous to return to the house with the boy but he did.  Eventually, the lady woke up and Gaspar spent a couple of hours with this family.

Martina had gone into the store and was eating something that looked very small........I had no idea what it was.  It was a small cup of creamy candy that she was eating with a small spoon.  So, the rest of us got one too.

Martina and Cesibel, who were full after their cup of candy!

Sara and her HUGE portion!! 

I think that this is the smallest spoon in the world.

We finished with four medical patients and five dental patients.

We pray that the lady with diabetes soon feels better and that the lab results for the young girl are good.

Tomorrow, we have clinic in Chuchipaca.