Block Party
We have been very productive these past two days with getting to know the Chichimecans and learning about their lifestyle. VBS has been a hit with the kids and the clinic has been AMAZING! So far we have had 38 people accept Jesus, and the doctors and the dentist have seen approximately 100 people. A few members of our team have been going out into the community to invite them to take part in our services and festivities. While inviting they were also prayer walking. We have recruited so many people to join us, and our numbers are growing daily!
I have had the awesome opportunity of working with Sara in the clinic. In the past two days I have gone from being a want-to-be-nurse to a surgeon’s assistant! This has been such a learning experience for me! I have learned how to give injections (something I would never be able to do in The United States without a degree), and I have distributed medications. I am getting to where I know what Sara is going to give them before she asks me to go get it. Working with Sara is such a blessing. Between my fluent English and broken Spanish and her fluent Spanish and broken English, we are forming such a wonderful relationship. God is really filling that language gap! We work so well together, and she is so willing to teach me new things (I think this is because she is fairly fresh out of medical school and she still understands the curious student’s mind.)
Today our teamwork was really put to the test when one of our patients had an ingrown toenail like you have never seen! Jesus was really standing beside the girl, because this was such a large ingrown toe nail, and Sara removed it without numbing it or giving the girl any kind of medicine. All the girl did was cringe. I think Sara and I were in more pain than she was! That is just one example of the kind of health issues we are dealing with. The medicine we are prescribing more than anything else is fruit. These people do not get enough of the essential vitamins that they need. This is not always readily available to them, and it is definitely something we all can pray for!
This evening we had a block party where we continued to spread The Good News. We fed the people hot dogs (a good American meal), and we showed The Jesus Film. The children came and brought their families along with them. All together we had approximately 200 people plus team members. We had a rotation of games and activities for the kids including face painting. We also took this opportunity to teach them proper hand washing techniques and its necessity for good health. A good time was had by all!
God is continuing to keep our team strong, but your prayers are still needed! God is doing AWESOME things here is San Luis de la Paz!
---Katherine y El Equipo para Los Chichimecans (The Team for the Chichimecans)!
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