7/27/17
As you all could guess we went out on the town last night.
We took a few cars into town for ice cream and internet. I think everyone was
more interested in the internet, but the ice cream wasn’t bad.
Today was our first day in Cebadas. We have spent a few
years in this community. Since we have been here with a medical team multiple times
before, people are much healthier. A stark contrast from Basan. We were able to
see over 100 people today!
Every year my Mama makes a quilt for me to give to someone
on the trip. I met a wonderful little girl named Lady Michelle. She has a heart
defect requiring surgery. She was so excited when I asked if I could give her
the quilt and would not let it go. Through the translator she was told all about
the wonderful lady that made the quilt for her.
I met the future president of Ecuador at the end of the day.
We see patients in family groups. This little boy marched right in and said “my
name is Mateo but everyone calls me Matthew. I am top of my class.” He was so
cute! Besides a bad tooth, he was perfectly healthy. We told him how important
it was to brush his teeth twice a day. He said, “ok! I have it in my memory and
will do it morning and night!” He was a very sweet boy.
7/28/17
Our last day in Cebadas was a good one. Again, we saw over
100 people. They are working on
expanding the church that we have worked in for a number of years. They
currently cut the building in half. Even with half the size of normal we worked
like a well-oiled machine. This team works so well together. I haven’t seen a hiccup
yet!
During clinic we saw a man with his four children. Their health
problems were not too troubling. Andrea felt the pull to ask the father if he
knew the Lord. He said that he did not, but he thought he would be going to
heaven because he was a good person. Through the spiritual bracelets that we
give to all of the children, she shared the gospel with the family. In the end,
they all accepted the Lord. As soon as we finished praying he asked if we could
get him a bible.
It is such a humbling feeling to give a person something as
simple as sunglasses or a blanket and have them be grateful to the point of
tears.
7/29/17
We packed up our clinic and moved to the town of Jatar
Campesino. Since we have done the set up a couple of times it took us no time
at all. We saw 120 people by 3pm. The set
up was premo!
In clinic we saw a little boy with cancer. He had a tumor
removed from his head. From what I have seen the Ecuadorians do not hold much
stock in their suturing skills. Every person I have seen who has had surgery
has a scar like Frankenstein. Keeping in
line with this, the little boy had a big scar across half his head.
After dinner we had a party for all five of our teammates
who had birthdays during the trip: Jacqueline, Cheryl, Emma, Erik, and myself.
It was a great time! There was food and dancing.