When I was taking pictures of our shoe and sock distribution this week, a grade 1 boy’s zipper was all busted up and his penis was in full view. It was both funny and sad. I brought a team to a sinkhole/cave where Maya ceremonies are performed and a priest suspended a live chicken over … [Read more…]
I managed a 2-day medical clinic in Purulha on Monday and Tuesday. We brought in a Guatemalan doctor from the capital at the last minute so that a visiting student doing a missions practicum could experience a medical clinic. We served about 80 people in all over the two days. Usually we serve many more, … [Read more…]
First the awe. These three volcanoes are almost exactly 100 km from where I took the photo. They are (from left to right) Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango. They are the three volcanoes that tower over Antigua Guatemala, the tourist hub to the south. Now the shock. Mild shock. This is in Antigua. Zach Braff would … [Read more…]
We delivered 25 stoves today in Chicoy, Mocohan, and Purulhá. I was proud when we delivered 14 stoves in one day on December 7. Each stoves weighs in at 700 lbs (320 kg) and it comes in 30 pieces (some very large, some tiny). We got a late start because my hired pick-up truck delayed … [Read more…]
Extend your hand to help the millions of children orphaned by AIDS and those afflicted with the disease itself. World AIDS Day site offers an opportunity to giveWorld Vision has many excellent programs reaching AIDS orphans around the worldSeed of Hope where my buddy Carl works in South Africa is right in the middle of … [Read more…]
My buddy Edwin who works for the ministry too came by this afternoon. He told me about a family in Chicoy. The father died of an illness very abruptly on Tuesday. The mother was very ill and needed medicine and he had a list of the three medicines. I looked up the stuff and phone … [Read more…]
Amber is still recovering from a broken toe after maliciously kicking Acadia’s bed.A Short-Term Team from Kamloops, BC flies in and arrives in Tactic Sunday night.The Oilers lose to the Flames and end the weekend with a 3/8 record.The oldest woman in San Antonio Panec, 105, dies.Blaise, Acadia, and Amber all have coughs. Both kids … [Read more…]
I’m not feeling well today – aches, a bit of nausea, zero energy. So what a better activity than measuring poor kids’ feet? Last week most of the kids were measured, but there were about 80 that still needed measuring so I did those today. Some of the kids were embarrassed to take their feet … [Read more…]
Yeah, after a BM this morning, I saw this long white thing and thought “yikes, did I swallow a noodle whole?” So, it’s no big deal. Everyone in Tactic gets regular worm treatments. For me though I’ve held on for nearly 2 years (though the worm was about a foot long, so who knows how … [Read more…]
It’s the middle of the night between day 2 and day 3 of a medical clinic in Pansalché. I think it’s fair to say that medical clinics are the most exhausting jobs I do here: supervising a pharmacy, managing drop-ins (patient lists are pre-arranged, so we don’t accept many drop-ins, so basically it means saying … [Read more…]