Administrative Day

Sometimes being a medical missionary is not very medical. That would be today.

The nice thing was that we didn't have to set an alarm this morning. We got up and did about 200 lbs of dishes from last night when we had an ambush dinner party. Yes, occasionally, Guatemalans will simply drop in. Last night, Paul and Lindsey stopped by and we had a wonderful visit with them. Luckily, we had enough dinner started to feed four. But, since we were having so much fun talking, we left the dishes for this morning.

Then we went down to the hospital and met with Dr. Patty, the sub-director, and started the process of getting all of the paperwork done for the teams that we have planned so far for 2007.

Most of the rest of the day was spent answering emails we'd put off til today, organizing cleft palate information, making new clinic forms, updating Palm stuff, and general organizing.

Matt went to the gym, stopping off just long enough to buy some milk and fresh flowers - and apparently long enough for some kind soul to break into our truck and steal the iPod that Heidi gave Matt as a wedding present. Of course, the man standing near the truck didn't see anything. And, since it's considered bad form for missionaries to choke information out of people, we're going to ask Carrie to buy us a new iPod and have it sent down.

We also got the word today that Duane, Aaron, and David were involved in another incident with a plane. Duane had flown to the US to look at a plane that someone was going to donate. Aaron and David were already there on some other business. The three of them were flying up to Chicago to meet their daughter Hannah when one of the two engines went out. Duane had apparently just gotten the plane on the ground when the other engine went out. Maybe this isn't the plane God wants them to have.

For any of you who don't believe in Satan, Duane can tell you for sure that he is real and that he is powerful. And he is not very excited about the work that the Fickers plan to do with this plane.

So please keep them in your prayers. We know that God has an answer to the plane situation but we obviously don't know what it is yet...

Tomorrow starts another clinic weekend in Canillá and San Andrés with Leslie, Katie, and Craig. WEE!!!!