A last chapter to the clinic

Ok, just a quick last word on things. I’ll get a longer post-mortem up later. Bueno, or not…we shut it down so as not to jeopardize the doctors and the church that was organizing things. We didn’t have enough confidence in the permission we had. But we have some great new contacts. It wasn’t a […]

A day to remember?

Why is it that on the days that are worth blogging about you’re too tired to write anything. Today was really ome of the most insane days I’ve had. Ever. Period. It started out with just the regular busyness of getting ready for the clinic: picking up furniture, supplies, equipment. Then Ethan and I got […]

In praise of college guys

As mentioned last week, we have two college students with us for two weeks, Caleb and Ethan. Thet have been just great. Their first days they went to a late night Bible study, a three hour football camp under the blazing sun, new food, a strange roommate (Eddie:) and aced everything. They helped Eddie get […]

Sunday’s work

Here’s a quick snapshot of what turned into a busy day: • Blueberry panckes! • Church at Comunidad Bíblica • Tacos al Pastor! • Prep for medical team meeting • Pick up people for the meeting • The meeting. We had about 20 people at the house, talked through the organization of the clinic and […]

Another day

Well, in the interest of my newest pledge, today was pretty busy: • American football. We had 6 kids come, which was fine. They’re all kids I’ve had in computer class, and some of them are on Drew’s soccer team. None of them had played before, so it was cool to see them all throwing […]

All in a day’s work

Writing on the bus again, going up to get Caleb and Ethan, BBC students who will be working with us for a few weeks. We’re excited about the things we’ve got planned: football training tomorrow, times in the school, outdoor adventure training, and…the medical outreach clinic. It’s been a whirlwind of activity. This morning Fiona […]