News and Pics

Today was another clinic day at the Hospital Buen Samaritano in Chichicastenango. Justin worked with Dr. Hoak and Steve and Tammy worked with Heidi. After their consults, they did some sorting in the hospital storage area.

On the way home, Heidi had a choice and wisely chose to bump a parked truck instead of a group of kids on the side of the road. So Matt will drive to Guatemala City tomorrow to buy a new side window for the truck and Martin (again) comes to the rescue with a friend who can straighten the window frame and install the new window. No injuries, just some broken glass and a bent door.

We also have a prayer request. We had our OB appointment in The City yesterday and we're asking people to pray for Baby Isaac. There are a couple of things in his development that are not exactly what we'd like to see. God has already worked at least two miracles on Isaac and we're praying for a third. We're intentionally not listing a lot of details, but please pray for Isaac to be the perfect little baby that we know God wants him to be.

And now pictures. The first is of Tammy holding the newest resident in the Ficker house, Sarah. She was handed through the car window to them as they were leaving clinic two weeks ago. Her parents said they couldn't feed her. Time will tell what God's plan is for her, but for now rest assured that she is getting the best love and care of any baby in Guatemala!

The second is of Steve doing a prenatal ultrasound on a patient in clinic in Canilla.

The third is of Justin in the doorway of our clinic in Chinique.

And the fourth is the view from the backseat of the truck on the way to San Andres. Not all traffic jams here are because of too many cars.