Our thanks to all who have read our blog, comments are enjoyed and shared. As usual our day started with a Psalm, Terry read psalm 46 “God is our refuge and strength” Just the assurance we needed for the big push before the end. Each day I try to make a picture record as an aid to memory.
Late last evening, the boys had a night out, the highlight was super steaks and desserts of course!
Meaty Steaks!
Desserts
Early morning going to work!
Rory, our computer expert, designs prints and types up a new spanish song book
Kerry in the office, checking the inventory
Last minute preparations in the dental room, as the compressor is moved outside
Aubrey assisted by Ruth and Terry, checks the fully restored patients couch.
Tim uses Ruth to check his hand-made board designed for those who cannot read!
10 o'clock tea break, including patty the carpenters wife
Brendan takes no chances as he sits under a doorway in case of an earthquake
The church notice board, along with a leaflet drop was used to advertise the clinics to the barrio
Gwen and Marcos felt quite emotional as the medical centre was about to open, it had been their God given dream for about two years. The team prayed in a circle while holding hands, for their work. Gwen and Marcos had a busy afternoon interpreting for Aubrey, Rosey and Tim and the local dentist.
First patients arrive well before 3!
Terry and Rory serve juice to the long queue of patients
The rest of the team put the final touches to the centres kitchen.
The girls helped Terry fill the new shelves, i hope they stay up!
Final fitting
Here ends a memorable day for centro comunitario sumumpaya and the 3 doctors have not yet returned from their clinics which opened at 3pm and its now 735pm.
Blessings
John
STOP PRESS!
The doctors arrived back at 830pm having seen 40 patients between Tim, Aubrey and the Dentist!
The dental room finally in use!
Aubrey at his clinic desk.
Dr Aubrey hard at work.
use of the pinhole!
Look into my eyes...
And it’s not our last working day…so many patients came we had to turn some away…and they’ve been booked in for a final session on Monday morning!
Wow, amazing work! It will be so hard to leave, especially when you know there is more you can do. Well done Dr’s, that must have been a long day, but I imagine very rewarding too. Really looking forward to seeing more pics and hearing more about the trip when dad gets here. From the pics and blogs, it looks like you had the perfect combination of skills between you, even wee Jonah
Dad you will be pleased to know we now have a heat pump installed and working, so hopefully it won’t be too cold when you get here.
Hope all goes well for the last few days in Bolivia, thinking of you all,
Love Janet
What a wonderful achievement in such a short time. The decor looks so well too. A busy but highly rewarding clinic day for doctors, patients and Marcos and Gwen alike. It’ll be hard to leave – for Marcos and Gwen and family as well as you all. How are Sara and Eve? have you seen much of them? I am sure they have grown lots! Blessings for your last weekend. John will be glad to know that I have managed to make a list, so packing is at last on my agenda! Enjoy your weekend. May God imprint on your minds what He wants you to remember and tell us when you return. Love Ruth
Hi Mum,
yeah it’s been quite a transformation for the centre and it was really great to see some patients – and have people from the local community coming in.
Sara and Eva have been with us a lot of the time as they are off school – they’re doing great.
I went out with Marco on his motorbike one morning…quite an experience…not in a hurry to repeat it!
Hope the packing is going well and have a safe trip to NZ…we’ll get on the skype soon when we’re back,
love Tim
We are so impressed by what you have been achieving – it looks fantastic and one hopes that this will spur the development of the medical / dental programme to bring great benefit to the barrio people. Also to enlarge the reputation and influence of the church within the community.
Just seen a BBC report on ‘Peru declares emergency over cold weather’ – they have been recording minus 24C in the regions nearest Bolivia causing much distress to the poor people there. Lima at sea level and nearer the Equator than you has dropped to only 8C. Seeing that you are not too far from Peru and affected probably by the same air mass conditions this may explain why the Bolivian gov’t are a bit panicky about the cold.
Enjoy your last few days.
Tim
Hello to team Bolivia and R.A.T (Rosey, Aubrey and Tanya)! So good to see all your hard work coming to fruition and hope you all get a day or two of total rest before coming home. Looking forward to hearing all your news and memorable moments! I couldn’t help but notice a certain someone missing from the medical clinic, Rosey Bell?! Just because your patients are normally lacking in a pulse before they get to you is no excuse, haha kidding!
PS – ask Rory where he got his jumpsuit in the previous post, I’ve been searching for one for years!
Lots of love, Tamsin x.
Well done! What fantastic work in such a short space of time. It has been amazing to see all that has been achieved. Thank you so much to all the bloggers. It has been lovely to feel part of what has been happening and see so many fab photos!
thanks for your involvement too guys, it’s been so encouraging to know you’re with us in Spirit! See you soon,
Tim
Great to see it all finished off. Hope that will be a great resource for the people of Bolivia for years to come. Praising God for the work you’ve put in for him and for them.