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That’s what the dental team did today. After a tiring, nearly 12-hour trip from Aiken to Quimistan, Karen, Charlie, Randy, and Kevin took about one hour to unload, unpack, eat lunch, and change clothes. By 3:30 today, they were setting … Read More

The dental team, consisting of Kevin, Randy, Karen, and Charlie arrived at the ranch at 2:20 p.m. today. We thank God for their safe arrival and know that they have a busy 4 days ahead of them. Please join us … Read More

Yesterday (Monday) we visited 2 villages. In the morning, at the White Dove bi-lingual school in Santa Clara we were greeted with “Good morning!” from pre-K through 2nd-graders, 34 in all. Classrooms continue to be built and dedicated teachers are … Read More

Upon our return from visiting Santa Clara this morning, Katherine and I went to the hardware store to check the price for blackboard paint. While waiting, another lady came in and asked us in English, “Is there no one here?” … Read More

Today (Sunday) was a Relaxing day of Refreshing Rejuvenation, as we attended several Religious events.  We started out at Martha Thomsen’s Sunday school, with nearly 100 in attendance.   From there we stopped by the Tejeres community.  Their service was … Read More

Yesterday afternoon we carried 7 trunks of dental supplies to the hospital to start setting up for the dentists who will arrive on Tuesday. In an effort to allow more room, we plan to set up one chair in the … Read More

Today, sandwiched in between all of our other activities, we took time to celebrate 2 important events. First was Gloria’s birthday (we didn’t ask which one), which we recognized at lunch with a special cake. In case you don’t know, … Read More

This morning during our devotional, we talked about God’s calling for us all and our sole responsibility being that of obedience despite not knowing the how, when, where or why.  Little did we know that when we visited the Tejeres community to … Read More

    This morning we visited the schools at Bandaras and Jicaro for more toothbrushing, fluoride, and deworming medication.  So today there are 60 more clean mouths and healthier bodies.  But there were also just as many happy smiles, many … Read More

Yesterday, while visiting Texoxingales (or Teo for short), I enjoyed trading kicks with an 8-year-old soccer player until I had to plead exhaustion and go back to blowing bubbles, a lot less strenuous.  Note how well the school’s ball has … Read More