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Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Tuna and Quiche
Well, we intended to blog last night; however, it was not in the clouds. Everyone was wanting to check their email, and the connection was particularly slow. Yesterday was a productive day thought it was not as busy as the first medical clinic.
After breakfast, we hopped onto the bus and went into a Mayan village called La Fortuna which was in Quiche (pronounced kee-chay). The trip was quite bumpy, and our Guatemalan bus driver made it over a creek where the makeshift bridge was just barely wider than the bus (ask Brian L. for pictures). When we arrived at the village, there were already people waiting to be seen. We quickly set up shop in the three room clinic. We as Americans should feel really fortunate that we have the medical technology that we have. Some of the children had conditions that could have been easily treated in the states, but with the lack of medical attention these diseases became severe. There were several incidents of scabies with the children and little babies. Another little boy was cross-eyed from birth, which is a treatable condition in the states, but here that just don't have the medical advancement to treat it, so he'll more than likely have the problem for the rest of his life. Dr. L. did show the mother that she could patch his strong eye to cause him to strengthen his weaker eye and taught a few exercises to help him. The children in La Fortuna were very hospitable to us showing us how to pick and eat coffee beans, use the certain plant seeds as make-up and braid and fix our hair with flowers. They loved to run around tickling us and climb trees. We really were sad when we had to pack up and head back to the clinic. When we came back to the clinic, some of us showered, and others went walking into the next village. We took some time to rest before we ate supper. For supper, the wonderful cooks here made us fried chicken, fries, salad, and a tasty dessert that was a strawberry version of a banana pudding! After supper, we had a devo led by Dr. L., and we sang a lot of songs. Then, several people dashed to the computer to get in line to check their email. Then all the medical geeks sat in a room reading books about surgical procedures and conditions. I think that that was enough for one day. Someone will be back later to post about our activities today.
Adios. Jesus Saves.
After breakfast, we hopped onto the bus and went into a Mayan village called La Fortuna which was in Quiche (pronounced kee-chay). The trip was quite bumpy, and our Guatemalan bus driver made it over a creek where the makeshift bridge was just barely wider than the bus (ask Brian L. for pictures). When we arrived at the village, there were already people waiting to be seen. We quickly set up shop in the three room clinic. We as Americans should feel really fortunate that we have the medical technology that we have. Some of the children had conditions that could have been easily treated in the states, but with the lack of medical attention these diseases became severe. There were several incidents of scabies with the children and little babies. Another little boy was cross-eyed from birth, which is a treatable condition in the states, but here that just don't have the medical advancement to treat it, so he'll more than likely have the problem for the rest of his life. Dr. L. did show the mother that she could patch his strong eye to cause him to strengthen his weaker eye and taught a few exercises to help him. The children in La Fortuna were very hospitable to us showing us how to pick and eat coffee beans, use the certain plant seeds as make-up and braid and fix our hair with flowers. They loved to run around tickling us and climb trees. We really were sad when we had to pack up and head back to the clinic. When we came back to the clinic, some of us showered, and others went walking into the next village. We took some time to rest before we ate supper. For supper, the wonderful cooks here made us fried chicken, fries, salad, and a tasty dessert that was a strawberry version of a banana pudding! After supper, we had a devo led by Dr. L., and we sang a lot of songs. Then, several people dashed to the computer to get in line to check their email. Then all the medical geeks sat in a room reading books about surgical procedures and conditions. I think that that was enough for one day. Someone will be back later to post about our activities today.
Adios. Jesus Saves.
