¡Hola una vez mas! The last day here at El Faro was the busiest by far! We started our day with a nice big breakfast, a lot of coffee, and another beautiful boat ride. Upon arrival at the school there was already a group of people waiting for us. We quickly set up our stations and prepared for a long day. Laura and Nikki kept the crowds entertained with some singing and dancing while cleaning the dental instruments. The kids loved to watch and laugh. The dental stations worked as quickly as possible to accommodate our 68 patients. Some kids from the day before came back to hang out some more. We had loads of stickers with John 3:16 on them inside a heart and another with a broken heart covered by a bandage that said´Jesus´ on it both of which we used as tools to witness to the kids. It was interesting to see how the kids all know exactly who God is, but many had no idea who Jesus is. But with the help of the stickers, we could go through the gospel with them. The school building where we were working had no doors or windows with glass, which allowed the kids to be in the classrooms and watch us clean the utensils and sing and dance. Rami, our special pastor friend, also used the classrooms to sing songs with the kids and play frisbee. Nathan and Cameron unfortunately both received injuries from the wild indoor game of frisbee resulting in a swollen eyebrow and bloody nose.Thankfully we had a lot of gauze present! We worked from 9-4, a looong, HOT day. Cameron held the suction tube for Dr. Chorchi nearly the entire time, and Heidi pulled her first tooth! The afternoon was a lovely time of cooling off in the ocean. Unlike yesterday however, the water was really rough, so it was very exhausting. After our swim some of our group relaxed in the dorms while some played el futbol. Dinner was amazing, as usual.
We are sad to leave the beautiful scenery of El Faro but excited to move on to our next location, Jalapa, tomorrow morning. Pray for safe travels for our group as we go, especially since it´s the rainy season and we´ve had a storm nearly every night! Please pray the roads are not too muddy for us to travel. Also be in prayer for the people we reached these past two days, and for our team to stay well rested and healthy.
Que Dios los bendiga
Who is writing the blog? Is it Laura? Your posts are very descriptive and help "paint the picture" in my mind of where you are (or where you've been), and what you all are doing. I'm glad that everything has gotten off to a good start and that Joe's bag caught up with him. Uh, do we have to address Heidi as "Dr. K" from now on? Haha - way to go Heidi! Am praying for all of you to stay healthy and for everything to continue to go smoothly. Also for your patients and for "good soil" amongst those that you share the gospel with. And a belated happy birthday to Nikki.
ReplyDeletePraise the Father of Lights!! He is so good! Dr Dennis is uploading pictures and comments to his Facebook page somehow (smartphone?) so some of us are getting some added info of the trip. It sounds wonderful! May Jehova-Jireh provide safe travel for today and may He glorify His name and the name of Jesus through you (bloody noses, swollen eyes, singing, dancing) all!! Matt V
ReplyDeleteI am with both of you! I love the blog, it helps me in the direction of my prayers for you all. I am continuing to pray that every day you are becoming like Christ as you see Him work in you and around you. I think I may have to add singing and dancing to my office routine!
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