Midweek Report
The day dawned bright and clear with white, fluffy clouds in the sky. Later in the day, the sun beat hot on all those who got in its way.
The guys were off to the school for their last day on the wall. They accomplished all the work they planned on plus made lots of friends with the children. Matt and Matt were especially popular with the little girls. The guys were a little red and a lot tired from all their hard work today.
The medical team went to La Meeler today, which was near the first community we went to on Monday, about an hour's drive away. We set up like usual and started to see the villagers right away. There was a boy, 11 year's old, who we saw- he wanted reading glasses but he didn't read or write because he wasn't attending school, he had to work with his father. He brought his little brother along who had a bad case of scabies.
Other complaints that were common were ear aches, urinary tract infections,babies with respiratory infections who required nebulizer treatments,dizziness, headaches and insomnia. We saw about six cases of people with high blood pressure, > 200/100 high.
It's all so very hard to know what to do for them. We have a limited amount of medicine to give them, will they take it, will they follow up with a doctor and be able to get more medicine, what will be their outcome? We commit our work to God and trust in Him for the outcome.
On a happier note, one of the sick babies we saw on Monday was able to come to the community we were at today and received two more nebulizer treatments and seemed to be feeling better. When mother and baby left we let her know that we had been praying for them. She broke into a big smile and said "gracias."
And that is what we say to you, our family and friends at home who have been thinking of us and lifting up us to the Lord in prayer.
Almost forgot, we saw Jorge Reyes, an eleven year old boy with muscular dystrophy,confined to a wheelchair. A previous MAMA team had helped finish building their house last March. We had a nice visit with Jorge and his mother, Aracely. They were very thankful for all the help that had been provided for them. Also, our two physical therapists, Jen and Natalie, were able to do exercises with Jorge's arms and legs.
Gracias again for your thoughts and prayers.
Finishing the week strong,
Beverly Unruh for the team.
The guys were off to the school for their last day on the wall. They accomplished all the work they planned on plus made lots of friends with the children. Matt and Matt were especially popular with the little girls. The guys were a little red and a lot tired from all their hard work today.
The medical team went to La Meeler today, which was near the first community we went to on Monday, about an hour's drive away. We set up like usual and started to see the villagers right away. There was a boy, 11 year's old, who we saw- he wanted reading glasses but he didn't read or write because he wasn't attending school, he had to work with his father. He brought his little brother along who had a bad case of scabies.
Other complaints that were common were ear aches, urinary tract infections,babies with respiratory infections who required nebulizer treatments,dizziness, headaches and insomnia. We saw about six cases of people with high blood pressure, > 200/100 high.
It's all so very hard to know what to do for them. We have a limited amount of medicine to give them, will they take it, will they follow up with a doctor and be able to get more medicine, what will be their outcome? We commit our work to God and trust in Him for the outcome.
On a happier note, one of the sick babies we saw on Monday was able to come to the community we were at today and received two more nebulizer treatments and seemed to be feeling better. When mother and baby left we let her know that we had been praying for them. She broke into a big smile and said "gracias."
And that is what we say to you, our family and friends at home who have been thinking of us and lifting up us to the Lord in prayer.
Almost forgot, we saw Jorge Reyes, an eleven year old boy with muscular dystrophy,confined to a wheelchair. A previous MAMA team had helped finish building their house last March. We had a nice visit with Jorge and his mother, Aracely. They were very thankful for all the help that had been provided for them. Also, our two physical therapists, Jen and Natalie, were able to do exercises with Jorge's arms and legs.
Gracias again for your thoughts and prayers.
Finishing the week strong,
Beverly Unruh for the team.
posted by Bob Moyer at
5/23/2012 11:07:00 PM
1 Comments:
Bev, Thanks for the Blog. It's great to keep track of what you are up to and very inspiring. Much love SLA
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