Clinic with Dr. Lambert

One of the members of the team currently at our house is Dr. Jeff Lambert. Jeff is an old, dear friend of this organization (and the Fickers, too). So Sunday morning, he skipped out on the trip to the tourist market in Chichicastenango and subjected himself to an hour and a half of bumpy, nasty roads out to San Andres to help us with clinic out there. Eighty patients later, we headed back to Quiche.

Then, this morning, he came with us to what was expected to be a pretty quiet clinic in Chinique. We had given only about six or seven appointments to a select group of patients last time. Since this clinic was so close to our due date, we weren't sure we'd be able to make it, but also didn't want to let some of our patients go two to three months without being seen by a doctor. Well, none of them showed up!!!! We did see a few who wandered by, including a prenatal patient and one whose family keeps taking her to witch doctors, but that was about it.

We had seen a patient with what we HOPE is severe psoriasis the last time we were there. Our email consult with our dermatologist friend in North Carolina gave us a bit of pause - he thinks that psoriasis is the BEST thing that this kid could have. We were prepared to do a biopsy this week and send it off for analysis but he didn't show up. Roy and Matt went out looking for him in one of the villages, but he wasn't there. So pray for him to either get cured all on his own, or to find his way back to our clinic next month.

Tomorrow, we leave for Guatemala City. We'll have one last look-see on Tuesday morning, spend the night, then admit Heidi on Wednesday for delivery. We'll let you know as soon as we have some more info. Please continue to pray for Baby Isaac and for his mommy. The anxiety level is obviously climbing as the day draws near, but we have complete trust that God will give us the gift He wants us to have.

P.S. Be sure to read Rachel Ficker's blog this week - the link is on the right hand side of this page.