Affected

Wow!! Humbled, blown away, rejoicing, mourning, overwhelmed, comforted, scared, uncertain, appreciated, helpful, helpless . . . These are only a few of the emotions we ALL experienced today! Thank you for your prayers. God is certainly good and faithful all the time.
For all you family members and friends, get ready for when we come home and have to talk about today’s experiences. Words are not enough. I’m going to give you a small glimpse of our experience today:
The ride to the hospital, which is at the edge of the poorest, most dangerous place in the western hemisphere, was interesting. It seemed like we went off-roading several times. We’ve learned the value of “road closed” signs as we had to back up a road due to rocks piled up in the middle. We understand why shocks and tires do not last long on the vehicles. We could tell we were coming into the poorer part of town by the housing. When we arrived at the gate, there were several people waiting outside to get care at the hospital. One woman was holding a baby with severe hydrocephaly.
Today Kurt and Dennis shaved almost all the men in the men’s wards at the hospital. Tentative at first, but laughing and joking soon erupted. The women gave massages to most all the patients there. Prayers were said over a young dying girl whose father was praising God at the bedside. We arrived at the hospital just in time to hear the wails of a young boy mourning the death of a mother he had been taking care of at the hospital over the last 4 months. He is 12 years old. I am not even going to try to express in words how this journey has affected us.
Then we came back to Three Angels to get ready for tomorrow’s clinic at Heartline in Tabarre. Several walked to the Caribbean Market while some stayed behind to pack up supplies. It was a good afternoon to just catch up and relax a little.
Dinner was delicious and our team gathering was totally revitalizing and blessed. After the meeting was more swimming, or reading, or journaling. We are looking forward to serving again tomorrow. We are all still healthy and doing well.