Impossible
Really impossible! How could we possibly begin to recount all that’s been going on with us since our last blog! I think this time around about the only thing we can say to summarize the last several months has been that we’ve probably never had a busier, more blessed, and more packed time of it.
Our resident visa documents are tied up somewhere in Mexico City right now, and so it looks like we won’t be able to make a visit to family and friends this summer. It’s a shame, but there’s always plenty to do here!
How we prize all of you who know us, remember us before the Lord, many who’ve been here and seen how things are, you who support us and the Clinic so kindly. We appreciate your confidence in us and faith in the God we all love to know and serve! We’ve had a number of wonderful and fruitful outreaches with visiting groups the last few months, but to keep this new blog entry from being hopelessly tedious we’ll talk about them and share their photos in another blog. For now we’re going to post some photos of other recent events without too much write up, with hopes that you enjoy them half as much as we enjoyed being a part of what they represent…
Laura doing a village consulation with nursing students looking on
Another village outreach with Dr. Smith instructing medical missions students
High Mixteco region medical brigade with PA Em Dewey
Missionary Danbi and Bethany, who is just finishing her medical missions internship in the clinic with Laura
Dr. Eder completes a physician oath ceremony in Oaxaca City
The whole Matus family getting ready for a medical brigade in Mixtec El Mosco
Rosi and Lori taking the nurse pledge at their nursing school graduation
Three years of study while also working in the Clinic! Congratulations!
Roca Blanca Spanish Language School doing a village children's program
Culture Day! Spanish student Joann in front of a pyramid at Monte Albán
Correen, another Spanish school student, volunteering at the April youth event, with thousands attending
Bible and Music schools graduation. More congratulations!
A long awaited visit from my daughter, Hannah, and her youth pastor husband, Ben, along with their Cooper and Sage. The AC didn't work in the truck, thus the "wind blown" look.
Finally got to hold my seven month old granddaughter!
Duane and Dave measuring for our house foundation. Yes, the Lord inspired a thoughtful and generous church to raise funds for us to have a house in Cacalote very near the clinic!
A short-term group from Missouri digging out for footers. Very hard work, but very gratefully received. We've finished with the foundation and will resume at some point in the future.
Sone of you will remember Adelfa. This was her wedding, a first for this Mixtec village, a Christian wedding with all the fun but without the drunkenness.
A happy man, thankful for his missionary wife, and both blessed to be serving here!