It is still raining!!!!! We went to bed last night to the sound of rain on the tin roof and woke up to the same thing. Thankfully the roads out to Chuchipaca are very rocky and we didn't have any trouble with mud. We had a few patients today willing to brave the wet and cold--the special of the day was watery eyes and cataracts and high blood pressure. I'm sure the watery eyes are a by-product of staying inside close to the kitchen fire to stay warm.
After clinic, we did a home visit for an elderly blind lady down the road from the church. We found her and the rest of the family hanging out in the kitchen around the fire waiting for the chicken soup and tamalitos to finish cooking. (It smelled pretty good.) When Gaspar asked her how old she was, she said, " I don't even know anymore--maybe 90." Her family laughed and said they didn't know either. We got her treated for some gastritis problems and an infected wound on her leg. After we prayed for her she reached out her hand to pat each of us and thanked us for coming. We wound our way back home and decided to enjoy a late lunch together with Gaspar and Juan back in Chichi. Now we are warming ourselves by a toasty fire at home and, you guessed it.........listening to the RAIN! Tomorrow is Sunday and hopefully a full of sun.
Have a nice Lord's Day tomorrow!
3 comments:
I love the new look of your site. You guys look so cold in the pictures, but we love seeing your faces. Stay warm. Luv-Mama
p.s.Not sure why I have that weird posting name-it's not what I put in;can't get rid of it.
love your new look
Lisa and Kemmel.......we are having rain here in Antigua too but it is not as cold here. You guys stay warm and I will see you on Friday. Sheri
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