Well after many starts and stops (including not being smart enough to log onto the blog) things are beginning to flow. We had a great clinic yesterday. No one can keep track of how many people we saw but it was several hundred. Everyone worked together to make for a very smooth day. Tamra and Sue were the main triage nurses working with Mary Alena (a local RN) to find out what the person's chief complaint was and getting them directed to the correct doctor's table. Then Suzi and I would get them scheduled for a surgery date if it was a problem we could help. We have 10 or so cleft lips and 6 or 8 either cleft palates or combined lip and palate. We also have numerous ENT cases as well as some general surgery cases. We got to see a few of the patients we have been privileged to have touched on previous trips. It is a blessing to see them and how their lives have been changed. It is great working with our other half from CA. I feel we have truly melded into one team. The return of our Nicaragua Doc's has been great. They serve with a humble spirit and feel they have been sent here by God just like the rest of us. Karl and RJ have an ever enlarging list of things to fix or build. The supplies arrived some time during the night after a 24 hour cross country road trip. I will try to add some pictures after church but you know I am technologically challenged. Carolyn we all miss you. All the locals have asked about you and send their greetings. I hopes this finds all of our USA support team (that is YOU if you are reading this) well.
Greetings from the rest of the team. We are well and excited for what comes next.
Dean
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