Good Friday evening to everyone. We are home unpacking some goodies that Kemmel got in the Capital today--nothing like full scale grocery shopping! Fresh veggies are nice, but frozen are a whole lot easier. He went to the city to get one of the trucks serviced and took the family of the little girl with leukemia (Julisa) with him for their chemotherapy visit. Unfortunately, her blood count was a little too low following an illness, and they have to wait until next week to start up treatments again. But, she is doing well and cute as ever and always has a little smile on her face. This time her mom took her to the hospital by herself (without dad), so it's nice to see that the family is getting more comfortable with the routine and the hospital staff must be treating them well.
The reason Julissa's family went with Kemmel is because there is a strike under way by the bus drivers in our area, because the gangs in the city are requiring a $2000/month "security payment" from the owners of the buses. Well, several companies said no, and now 3
bus drivers have been shot and killed. Needless to say, the number of buses running has declined and those who are, are charging more and carrying armed guards with them. Makes for a fun ride, I'm sure.
We also have a new president. Alvaro Colom who is of the UNE party won 52% to 46% over Otto Perez. Colom is referred to as a social democrat "left of center" with plans to end poverty and Perez "the strong arm" is an ex military officer who planned to end crime. Both problems are complicated in nature, and probably are interrelated and won't be fixed anytime soon. Be praying for God to use the new president in good ways for this country.
Other than this excitement, things are pretty tranquil here. School is going fine and the clinics are doing well, too. This week, Marcos Lux, our new dentist has been setting up his office and Kemmel and Carlos have been helping get the new equipment set up. This will be such a blessing to have a full time dentist with us!
Well, everyone have a good evening, and may your favorite home town football team win!
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