Ellos estan muy erfermos.

Today we went to a missionary clinic in the mountains of Guatemala. It's unbelievable how sick these people are! The clinic is only open two days a week, so sometimes children die in between. But that's mostly because the families don't go to the doctor until long after it's too late.

Our first two patients had severe pneumonia and dehydration...very sad. They are so malnourished that it doesn't take much....BUT the nurse we worked with is amazing. Her faith and servanthood are amazing!

One of Branson's patients came to the clinic because the other day she saw a snake and was afraid...and because fear can cause sickness she was hoping we had a pill for her so that she wouldn't get sick. So we gave her some vitamins...after we told her that fear wouldn't kill her, God would protect her, and the vitamins were good for her anyway.

Also, today is a national holiday: El dio de los niños. So the clinic was decorated with balloons and streamers. On our way out of the mountains (where the clinic is...and it's beautiful), Branson sat in the back of the truck and handed out lollipops to all the niños and niñas. This made him very popular among the local mayans, and they are considering erecting a statue in his honor, of course it will be made out of mud and will likely crumble after the first rain (lluvia). But that's okay with me.

Anyway, we could go on and on.....

Which we will probably do more of later. But for now, we are tired. It was a long day in la clinica.