Here is a reminder of why we make this trip. These are people waiting to be seen in our clinic, last year and there are 100 more inside the church.
Our schedule has changed a little for our trip this year due to the schedule of the surgeons. We will do surgery Monday through Saturday and then Sunday afternoon after worship services. The surgeons will be gone on Monday and we are planning a road trip to see another hospital up on the Rio Coco river. They are wanting us to consider a surgical mission there on a future trip. Carolyn and I have done a little research and it appears this is a small village in a remote area. It is only 50 or so miles from Puerto Cabezas but we are told it will take 3 to 4 hours to make the trip. Their roads make our minimum maintenance roads look like I-80. We will look over the facility to see if this is feasible. I am sure what they call a hospital will differ greatly from anything we have seen. Then we will pack up and prepare to come home. The team is getting very excited. Keep us in your prayers.
Dean