Day one. Community Apiquilares

We are off to a good start. Our clinics were set up outside in the shade of the trees.  We saw 205 patients and it was a very healthy community. Lots of chubby babies and also some very aged people (80's and 90's!)who are still getting around very well.  Children Without Choices have 4 new cases to address and we got our system worked out so tomorrow may go a little smoother .  While the med team was seeing patients, the building team was a little ways down the road painting the school.  One of the ladies of the community told us that the school had not been painted for a long time because there was no money to buy paint.  I can also imagine painting a school is not high on your list of things to do when you have been at hard labor in the fields all day.  We have before and after pictures so you will be able to see what a good job they did.  Terri even managed to get as much paint on the wall as she did on herself.  There are also some inventive uses of ladders by Ken. Pastor Juan also worked with us today. He is a very good painter since you could not tell by his clothes that he had been painting. Just saying Terri.  We will post some pictures.  Our prayer partners are doing a great job as we are all doing pretty well.  Some headaches and bug bites but no major illnesses.  We even managed to keep track of everyone and not leave anyone behind!  The weather has also cooperated with clear skies, cool breezes and not too hot.  The team is doing well and, as usual, Aurora is feeding us very well.   Thank you all for your prayers, for the team, karen