These last two weeks in Chichicastenango we hosted teams from the Harding University Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner programs led by Gary Hill, P.A., Greg Brooks, D.N.P and Carolyn Nunnally. and Abilene Christian University led by Autumn Sutherlin and Amber Brokaw. It was great to see them again and work side by side doing well-child checkups, attending our normal clinics, offering physical therapy and teaching exam skills. We had visiting physician Stan Sizemore and dentists John Case, Tim Hacker and Kristin Goodwin and Andrea Lux and physical therapist Ann Lee Bradford which was great!
Getting out in communities with everyone was refreshing. So many of the kids were hard to recognize after two years of growth under their belts! Our last teams to visit in 2020 just before the borders closed for the pandemic were these groups, so it was encouraging to get together again in better times. By law we still have to use masks everywhere, and we were proud of everyone for complying. We were a little worried about pre-return testing for Covid as Guatemala is just now coming down from peak cases, but everyone was negative and able to return on time. We are thankful to God for allowing these teams to come experience the work we do, and we pray that he will guide us as we work on our licensing to be able to have surgical teams as well. Please be in prayer of thanksgiving for the way God has helped us so far and for continued guidance and wisdom.
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| The Health Talents Delegation arrives in Mactzul 6to. |
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| Dr. John Case stamping out dental disease. |
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| Investigating the cause of headache. |
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| Great views from the auditorium. |
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| Showing mom where dental cleaning is needed. |
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| Greg Brooks teaching exam skills |
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| Great team from Harding! |
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| Labor of love-- Ashley washing dental instruments! |
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| Chilly Chichicastenango morning with the Harding team. |
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| ACU team meets with the Xepocol youth for worship and supper around the bonfire. |
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| Waiting room activities in Paxot 3 |
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| Worship with Xepocol |
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| Future engineers |
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| A crazy game of "El Rey Pide..." Lightening fast team scavenger hunt game. |
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| Brushing folks up on vital sign skills before going out. |
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| Local gourmet food served up at lunch in Paxot 3 |
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| Tamalitos in corn leaves--a luxury during dry season. |
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| Autumn's fan club. |
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| Iglesia de Cristo en Paxot 3. |
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| Mobile dental suite. |
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| We had dental, medical, dental education, mental health screening and physical therapy all in this building and patio areas. Whew! |
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| The ACU team enjoying their hand processed chocolate after a long week! |
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