Maine Eye Team - Day 2

Today was the second day that the Maine Eye Team was in clinic and in surgery. They tied their previous record of 14 cataract surgeries and saw a ton of people in clinic again! We (Heidi and Matt) actually parted ways with them for a few hours and went to a clinic of our own. We were in San Andres today with Leslie and Katie. We saw just over 60 patients today.

The most exciting news (besides that their plane got here safe and sound) was that Katie got to deliver a baby in the back of their 4Runner on the way to the hospital last week! It was her first delivery - a footling breach - and in a bouncing truck. YEEHA! Hopefully, that will not be a regular happening, but still very exciting!

The team has been a tremendous joy to have around. They are very fun people, easy going, and are getting along famously with the hospital staff. And at night, we've had some wonderful conversations - including the "small world" tidbit that one of the team members is an Alaska native (like Carrie) and we found out that he ran track with one of Carrie's brothers. Go figure.

In other news, Jacob (one of our very close friends and the president of the board of our mission organization here in Guatemala) came by to let us know that the bank that all of our money is in went belly up this week. Luckily, most of our money lives in the US and we wire it down as we need it, so there were only a few hundred dollars there, but the nation is a little panicky right now. They do not have an FDIC-type system, but the government has promised to cover the accounts that were in that bank. He has a lot of contacts in the banking business and told us that he would be able to get some more info by Wednesday.

So, basically a normal day here in Guatemala. Please continue to pray for the team that they may have a great rest of the week and that they can continue to be a blessing to the people they encounter here!