Sorry, today was actually a much calmer day, but we really let time get away from us-- and after dinner, we talked Tom in to getting out his photos from so many of the patients he has taken care of over the years down here and couldn't pull ourselves away! We are now up way too late, but with our heads spinning with amazing stories of what The Lord has done down here through his hands.
We did get a chance to snap a few more pictures today to share, though. The first one speaks to the universality of little kids putting things up their noses... just because they can! This girl was irresistibly cute, and entertaining herself quite effortlessly while her parents were praying at the front steps of the church. Hopefully they were praying that nothing got stuck up there!
Here is one shot of the hospital from the outside for those of you who haven't seen it before. It translates to "The Good Samaritan Hospital". One of my favorite quotes of the week is that every time Hale looks up at more power lines, he shakes his head and just says, "good thing concrete doesn't burn!" It is amazing that very few injuries or fires are caused by these, but we did have one guy come in to the ER today with electrical burns from touching a steel pole from a live wire to his stomach! Tom will be taking care of him for a while... so if you need someone else to put on your prayer list, he could probably use it!
Apparently, these pictures upload in no particular order ;-) Here is one of the catholic church here in town... just another nice shot of Hale's from the week.
As a teacher, this is one of my favorite pictures, although you can't see that it is Hale that Nichelle is looking up to for further guidance during her first ever hysterectomy. I just love that expectant and "drinking it all in" look of a truly interested and bright student. I know it's kind of dorky to be in to that kind of thing, but I think it will always be what really makes me tick in the OR!
Another favorite shot from the week... Hale operating with his daughter Elizabeth! You might recall she is a college senior at Carolina, considering (hopefully now more than ever!) a career in medicine like Dad. It was really cool to see their father-daughter relationship this week and how much they respect and love each other. I will pray that Matt and Micah someday have that, and I have really been inspired by it this week.
And one last one before I am off to bed... another uterus we took out, this time with the whole team (except we couldn't get Al convinced to pose with us...) That's Angelica (left) and Alma (right), the Guatemalan scrub nurses who run the OR here. They are such gracious hosts-- always happy to see us come even though it means a really, really, really long week of work for them! They even remember my glove size from one trip to the next, and I am continuously flattered that they send family members to see us for consults almost every trip. God bless the hard-working staff at this hospital! It is truly unique and blessed place in His world.
Oops, I lied-- HERE is the "one last shot" for the day... I don't think I can even do justice to a caption for this one, so I'll just let it sink in...
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