Midweek Notes

Wow - has it already been three days since we last wrote? How time flies when you're having fun!

Monday we were in Chicabracan and saw about thirty or so patients. We really feel like we are developing good relationships with the ten or fifteen regulars we have there, so about half of our patients are chronic and the other half are either first timers or less regular patients. We didn't have Juan Diego with us this time due to a conflict in his schedule and we really missed that. It'll be nice to have him back with us next time.

Tuesday was our day off. We spent most of the day relaxing around the house. Yes, two days off in one week! It was unbelievable. We both feel very much refreshed. We were able to get our desktop computer to the local computer guru and he hopes to have word in a day or two. The preliminary guess is that the motherboard is fried.

We also got all the materials delivered for Heidi's Valentine's present. Yes, it's late. It's not my fault - we've had a ton of stuff happen. She is getting a new bathtub. Juan Cuc will be out to start the construction maybe later this week.

Today, Heidi was at Buen Samaritano with a full morning of patients. She even scheduled two for surgery! Pray that her workload will increase to just exactly what she can handle - no more, no less!

Matt was home working in the studio. No real achievements in the recording arena yet, but lots of needed practicing, writing, and organizing. Recording can be a very long process - at least the way he does it!

Tomorrow, we have some surprise guests coming. Jacob had asked us a while back if we could provide a bedroom for a few days for some American missionaries from Colorado who come down to help out at the Utatlan School. Apparently we said yes. Well, he told us Monday that they're coming tomorrow for twelve days. We have six medical students coming in on Sunday afternoon for a week, as well, so it'll be a full house for the next week or so. God always has a plan, though, and it'll be nice to have a few extra missionaries around when the students are here. Some of the students are not Christians, and some even say that they are "searching". Well, search no more! Hopefully it will be nice for them to see the less physical, more faith-based or spiritual side of medicine while they are here.

Tomorrow we're back at ASELSI. Due to our recent request to increase the number of patients we see there (they turn SO many people away each week), it'll probably be another long day. That's okay, though. We see so many great patients there and we have super help in the front desk staff and our translator, Cecy.

In other good news, Craig's mom and 5-year-old brother fly in tomorrow for a week visit, so we'll get to meet them in Canilla this weekend. YAY!

Well, that's it for now. Time to make supper - spaghetti and salad. Heidi says our son really likes spaghetti - which really means that mommy likes it! Guess she's entitled...