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We had the blog done last night and then we had a power failure and lost everything. We will try again this morning.We met with Dr. Consentino early yesterday morning. He is the doctor who is pinch-hitting for Dr. Elsa … Read More

Back on the busitoAfter a few delays with luggage our 3 amigos were waiting for us outside of customs with the busito.  What a joy to see Maynor, Obed and Marco.  All the 5 bags were loaded and off we … Read More

Dia Diez – Final Thoughts & Reflections It’s really all about the children!  Starting with the 7 first-graders at the White Dove School, the feeding of the children in Tejeras, the Sunday morning worship with Martha’s children on top of … Read More

George, Lee, and Tommy attended the feeding at Tejeras Friday afternoon during a light rain. Unfortunately, the chairs had not been delivered, so the children sat on the concrete slab and fought off the chickens to eat their meal. Gloria … Read More

This morning’s clinic had its lighter moments, such as 8-year-old Arlinton and 7-year-old Jessy.  Both returned from having extractions yesterday to have their teeth polished.  Jessy giggled throughout the polishing process, and Karen had to laugh at the way Arlinton … Read More

Back on day two as the team was reviewing the progress in Santa Clara, it became clear that the growth in the education program had created many new needs and opportunities to assure continuing success. The one that came immediately … Read More

 This morning, the dental clinic opened with a bang.  As we arrived at the new Quimistan hospital, we were greeted with a dozen or so patients already in line.  George and Daniel retrieved Randy and Charlie’s wayward trunks from San … Read More

Our primary job for Dane, George, and Tommy today was to take all the dental supplies to the new hospital and set up for the dentists, as they made their way to Quimistan today. This is a very nice facility, … Read More

In the morning, we did repeat performances at the El Pinal school of deworming medicine, fluoride treatment, and tooth brushing demonstrations for 43 kindergarten to 6th grade children in 3 classrooms.  We left additional toothbrushes for those who were absent. … Read More

As one of our the activities for the day, the team visited Jicaro (pronounced “Hickarow”), small village almost an hour north of Quimistan.  The plan for the day included administering deworming medicine, (pyrantel pamoate), fluoride treatment, instruction on proper teeth … Read More