Matt and Carrie drove Abby to Antigua to meet up with the exiting team, then went to Guatemala City to get some groceries for the incoming team. They left Quiche at 6am, spent about 30 minutes in Antigua, about an hour and a half in Guatemala City, and got home at 8pm. In other words, about 12 hours on the road, for what should have been about 8. Traffic was AWFUL! Matt prays about every 8 minutes that we don't have to endure any of that while Heidi is in labor!
Saturday morning, we went to Canilla for clinic, as usual. As we were driving in, we saw a small plane heading towards the airstrip there. Since nothing that happens out there surprises us any more, we thought maybe Duane had gotten a new plane. Not quite. He was simply giving another local pilot his biannual checkout.
However, along with this pilot (an American), came some other Americans who are taking Baby Sarah to get her adopted by an American family. So no more Baby Sarah. It's a little sad - we'll really miss her - but she will have an opportunity for a wonderful life in the U.S.!!!
So we did clinic, then dealt with a tremendous rain all afternoon and evening. We got some more work done on the plane and some more work done around the house. Duane, Craig, and Hannah all had to pack for their trip to the U.S. (today). Duane is helping Hannah move to Houston to start Physician's Assistant school (Matt is only a LITTLE jealous that she's moving to Houston) and to take care of some business items. Craig has some business to take care of in the U.S., too. Please pray for everything to go well in the U.S. for all three of them.
Today was clinic in San Andres (we saw the boy in the first picture here - an obvious referral to Dr. Hoak). It was actually slower and more calm than normal - quite a blessing, since we were all quite preoccupied. We had a Vacation Bible School team come in Saturday night (hosted by Carrie and Lance) and Leslie just had the population in her house decrease by half for at least a week.
The second picture is of Heidi's Fathers' Day gift to Matt. It says "My Daddy's a Rock Star"! We're in the process of trying to call our fathers and grandfathers in the U.S., but since 10% of the Guatemalan population is in the U.S. (and disproportionately male), all of the circuits are busy. Dads, if we don't get through to you today, Happy Fathers' Day and we'll try again tomorrow!
Please continue to pray for our son, Isaac, that he will be born perfect and healthy. As many of you know, there are a few concerns about that - but there have been tons of prayers sent to request a good outcome. Also, please pray for things to smooth out in Chiminicijuan. It's a long story, but there is some spiritual warfare going on out there that the Fickers are caught right in the middle of.
Tomorrow is clinic in Chicabracan - the first one there in a month (usually it's every two weeks) - and a meeting in Chichicastenango with the American Medical Missionary network.
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Happy Father's Day to our son!! I'm glad that Heidi's surprise made it to you. I just hope that Isaac doesn't spit all over it the first time he wears it. "Keep your shirt clean!"
Hope that the roads were not as muddy as we had in November with all that rain.
Love you all, your are in our thoughts and prayers.
Mom and DAd
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