March 16th

Sorry for the lag in posting this week.  Internet access was spotty at the hotel and we were also super-busy on the last 2 days of the trip.

On Wednesday we went to a new clinic for the first time.  This clinic was a new clinic to replace the clinic we had been doing twice annually in the area called "Colonia Pedroza" on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula.  The new school is at "Colonia Capules" and when we showed up, we were a bit overwhelmed.  We didn't know what to expect and when we arrived they told us there were 1200ish students attending there, some in the morning, some in the afternoon.  Many of our scholars do attend here and our first goal was to make sure they were seen by our doctors.  Several hundred students were seen at the clinic and many were given new shoes.  The shoes brought lots of excitement among the students!  There were also several mothers with babies that were seen in the clinic.  We may have to bring more "loaves and fishes" next time we come here as the need is so great.  We really enjoyed our work here at this new site!

Also, at various times throughout the week, those not working the clinics were passing out bibles around the city of San Pedro Sula or visiting maternity wards in the hospitals to give layettes to new mothers.  Some of these new mothers are teenagers with little or no money or resources to care for a new baby.  The gift of baby clothes, a few diapers and a bag to carry them in are much appreciated.