Today was our first day in the village of Gramapamba. This village was about an hour and a half from the One Heart Center, but these were the worst roads we have seen thus far. A few times we got the van stuck. I am so thankful for Steven's expert driving!
Fun fact: the village of Gramapamba is at 12,225 ft elevation.
We are holding clinic in a big tent. Circus style. Suprisingly it is a great set up! The tent is huge. It traps in the heat, which is so nice, but none of us expected. We have all been dressed for the freezing weather.
There was a beautiful young girl with Vitiligo (pigmentation disorder affecting patches of skin/hair). She had blonde hair, blue eyes, mostly white skin, and could not hear. She knew a few pharases in sign language, but otherwise could not communicate. It turns out that one of our translators is fluent in sighn language. She sat down with the family and began signing. Her face lit up when she realized that someone else knew how to communicate with her. The rest of our time today they sat together learning new words. They have commited to meeting once a month for family lessons. Another example of the Lord knowing the needs and meeting them!
We saw about 200 people today and expect to see about that many tomorrrow!
Since there were so many people, we pushed it to the limit. We left about 2 hours late. The usual sketchy Ecuadorian driving was amplified in the darkness. People will still walking their cows down the middle of the road without lights. People were riding their bike in the middle of the raod without lights. People were driving their cars without lights. A cow almost ran us over. Really, we were stopped. She was the one that almost hit us. An adventure for sure!
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