Well, our days look different, but at least they are busy again. We have settled into a rhythm of office consults by appointment, phone consults, prescription pick up and delivery, ABC well child checkups by telemedicine and by house call. Our area public transportation options have opened up a little (50% capacity) so more patients are looking for face-to-face consults. For others, they still have steep fares to pay to get to town which limits their options.
Still no local or international tourism allowed so our surgery services are still suspended until we can get teams in.
On the spiritual front, we continue to hear great news about churches keeping watch over their communities and helping provide for the needs of their neighbors. One of our coworkers reports that they have had 14 baptisms since all this madness started--even of people who were steeped in Mayan traditional religion before. He said, "we have to keep talking to people and visiting people in their time of need to share the gospel."
Here is a fun look at some of our visits to area families. They welcome us out and are happy for the socializing even if it's distanced and accompanied by awkward protective gear. One lady laughed and said, "out neighbors are going to think either we're sick or you guys are sick!"
Thank you for your prayers and continued support. We pray that we can soon incorporate medical, dental and surgical teams back into the ministry.
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House call version of well-child checkups for our ABC kids
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| Over the river and through the woods to the next house. |
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Learning about the importance of hand hygiene in infectious disease prevention.
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| Brushing your teeth is still important during a pandemic! |
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This guy is letting his creative juices flow.
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Triage at Clinica Caris--patients have been very cooperative.
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Growing up fast!
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Dentists are up and going again trying to deal with restrictions and tight spaces.
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Our dental team getting in gear.
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