Exciting Day in Guatemala

Well, today was supposed to be exciting and educational. God filled that bill and then some. We were supposed to go to clinic with Leslie and Katie in Chiminichijuan, a small village outside Canilla. We were told to drive towards Canilla and we'd see a sign that was left for us. It turned out to be a pair of sticks laid in a cross in the road, prompting us to look at a nearby tree. You can't actually drive all the way to the clinic. The last mile or so of road is barely passable with a 4-wheeler. So we were to park, then walk for a while until we saw a building that "looks North American".

The 2nd and 3rd pictures depict the sign. The 4th picture is Heidi on the "road" to clinic. She doesn't mess with her white lab coat here in Guatemala unless she's in a hospital. What you're seeing in the pic is her prized "Doctor Vest". It's actually a modified fly fishing vest from Cabella's. Go figure.

You may be wondering about the 1st pic. Well, it turns out that Guatemalan roads are quite hard on vehicles, particularly on the latch that holds your hood down. We learned this morning that it's quite difficult to see where you're going when you're trying to look THROUGH YOUR HOOD! Yup, the latch broke and the hood slammed up against the windshield, not breaking the windshield, but severely testing both Heidi and Matt's continence. We tied it back down with a rope and went on our merry way. Thank God that Aaron and David Ficker can weld. They repaired our hood at their house after clinic. Just a small burn mark on the hood and we're good to go. Don't worry, the truck wasn't about to win any beauty contests anyway. It's a truck, it's not supposed to.

Well, that was our excitement TO and FROM clinic today. The next post will have some details about the clinic itself, then if we can figure out how to post movies, we have a few from the drive along the "road" to Canilla.

Keep us in your prayers and God Bless.