Tuesday was generally a repeat of
yesterday but with a surprise. The drive
in the morning was less than an hour to Banderas, west of Quimistan, which was
quite pleasant. Upon arrival we set up
the hygiene clinic and treated 55 students, leaving supplies with the teachers
to treat the missing 8 children. While
the vision clinic team was examining the adults and dispensing 36 pairs of glasses,
the traveling missionary thespians entertained the children with the story of
Jonah and the whale, teaching their audience the North American version of “Where
is Jonah?” The children responded with a
local Honduran version of the same song and then with pride sang the national anthem
of Honduras – what a special treat! The
team presented all the children with sunglasses.
We enjoyed our traditional peanut butter
and jelly sandwiches–this time with bananas and fresh fruit available—for lunch
“back at the ranch”. Back in the busito we
traveled to the nearby Luz del Valle to treat the 32 children. Tooth brushes and de-worming tablets were
left for the absent 8 children.
Following the hygiene clinic our traveling acting troop again presented
the story of Jonah and the whale along with the sing fest. Sunglasses were again handed out to all the
children.
On the way home to the ranch we
stopped by Maynor and Jessy’s new home. As Jessy was at work, we were greeted by the
babysitter and invited in. Maynor
proudly gave us the special tour of the house, and then we were introduced to his
mother, who lives nearby. We all marveled
at what has been accomplished in such a short time.
Finally back at the ranch the team
rested and rearranged all the supplies to facilitate the moving of the dental
equipment to the hospital Wednesday morning.
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