Clinic - Day 1

I spent the day translating for Doug and Bob, the eye doctors. We saw about 120 people in the short time we had and handed out about 105 pair of eyeglasses. The look on their faces once they receive their glasses is truly priceless. The best part about translating is that you get to interact with the people. I get to ask questions about their lives in addition to asking them about their sight issues.








The trip to the village for the first clinic took a little longer than usual. There are major teacher strikes going on here and they are blocking some of the major highways. A half hour drive took us over an hour and a half.
We also held a medical clinic with our two doctors working alongside a Mexican doctor.

We also had a young lady giving out free haircuts.


Armonia’s primary ministry in Oaxaca is a little different than it’s ministry in Mexico City. In Oaxaca they have a boarding school ministry. The local villages that surround the city of Oaxaca are home to mostly indigenous people. The options for their young people as they grow up are extremely limited. They only have primary schools. Once a student leaves the primary school system they have no way to further their education. Most of them either succumb to the pressures of joining local drug gangs or they end up making their way (illegally) to the US, leaving their families behind.

Armonia has purchased a plot of land and have raised a impressive boarding school with the help of many groups/churches from the UK, US and Germany. They just finished it last week. This boarding home provides students that qualify (good grades, good behavior, etc.) a place where they can stay, study and have access to the secondary schools that Oaxaca offers. I’ll try to post more of their stories as the week goes on.
Please continue to pray for us as we serve our Mexican friends and especially pray for the students of Oaxaca.
God bless.

U