Thursday

Well, we were supposed to leave at 7:00 Thursday morning, but it turned out to be more like 7:15 (Nury doesn't like to leave late). J We stopped for breakfast at an establishment down the road and enjoyed what amounts to steak and eggs plus avocado, strawberry, fried plantain, and a corn fritter (cooked in a corn husk). In addition to tasting fantastic, the presentation was beautiful.

Our destination was Buena Vista El Rosario Comayagua (try saying that fast several times). The community is in the Siguatepeque municipality. There are about thirty eight houses. Each house has an external latrine. There is electricity in the village, but not to all houses. There is also an effort to get running water to all residences. There is a central fountain for water, but it is believed to be impure due to the frequency of stomach/intestinal issues reported. Only a few houses have cement floors/foundations. There is a school with forty students, but no kindergarten class. Primary agriculture is corn, coffee and beans.

We arrived late morning (this was our longest trip, taking at least 90 minutes) and began seeing community members by 10:00. The day was cooler than the previous, with a temperature in the 80's and considerably lower humidity. We had the medical clinic in the local church and the remaining clinics in the school rooms. As we came closer to the end of our visit, Ronnie and others were able to visit some of the villagers at their homes.

Lunch at 1pm included tuna & pasta salad, pineapple, juice and peanut butter and jelly. We continued to see families after lunch until around 2:30, heading out at 3pm to be home before dark,

The numbers by the end of the day are as follows.

Ear Washes - 12

Eye Clinic - 14

Fluoride Treatments - 31

Dental Clinic - 32 patients and 64 extractions

Vitamin A - 40

De-worming - 115

Medical Clinic - 179

Arriving home we were surprised to find a feast prepared; whole tilapia (meaning the entire fish was seasoned and cooked, skin and all), yucca, plantain chips, beans and rice, salsa (pico de gallo to some of us) and juice. There was flan for dessert as well. The Honduran hospitality and abundance of food from the garden and local friends is amazing. God provides more than we can imagine!

Roger and I gave our crosses away today. Each day has held significant holy moments in relationships with those we are serving, but who touch our own hearts with their gentleness. Roger gave devotion this evening, with David's indiscretion with Bathsheba as a means to illustrate how setting a bad example can hurt our relationship with God, but how repentance heals. He then gave personal testimony of how setting a good example was part of God's means to bring another to salvation. There was additional conversation about the day afterward to wrap up the evening.

We will visit Santa Ana tomorrow as our final clinic in a village for this trip.

Regards,

R Scott Williams on behalf of the Danville Mountain Medical Mission Team