We had another fine day in Roatan! The dental team was full as always. Dr. Morro was pleased with the fact that he saved just as many teeth by way of root canal procedures as the rest of the dental team extracted today. He's on a "save the teeth" campaign! Glad to see the Dental team is jovial despite the fact that they are so overrun with patients. Quite a dental need on this island. While the Medical team's census is beginning to fall, they are still seeing a good amount of patients for most of the day. This evening, they went to the west end of the island to give a medical workshop to the local physicians on the island.
VBS was once again phenomenal. Today we learned that God's word is for EVERYONE! The faces and voices of the children are the battery that charges me up every day. Best part of the day today was when a giant cardboard and paper whale swallowed Connor Church, A.KA, Jonah. Too Cool!! But for those who know me well, you will know that the sight of a giant paper whale has the capacity to creep me out just a bit... I know...therapy.
And finally, we installed 6 water filtration systems in six different locations: 4 houses, a school, and a local business. We have 9 more to go and we're confident that we can finish these off tomorrow with two teams. These water filtration systems are pretty simple yet innovative. Basically, the water trickles down through layers of bacteria, sand and gravel. In the end, you get pure water! The set up includes importing several bucket loads of water, filling in the bottom with gravel, pouring in a 100 pound bag of filtration sand, then letting it all fester for 2 weeks while waiting for a bio bacterial layer to form (which kills all really bad stuff!). Each house takes about 30 minutes of set-up time depending on how far the water is coming from or how slow the water flow is. But each house has the opportunity to produce several gallons of clean drinking water daily to have and most importantly, to share with family, neighbors, and the rest of the community. So for those of you who donated and worked hard raising money (Calimesa SDA Children's ministries!) your labor is not without fruit!
Well friends! That was day 4! Stay tuned for more...
- Fidz
Hi Guys, Glad to read your up-to-date report and to learn that Steve Morrow is actually doing some work out there. He has done some on me too. He is the best there is - did you know that you even have along with you - the newest member of the State of California's Dental Board (the outfit that governs and manages the practice of all California's dentists. Quite an honor to have him in our community/church/mission team. Greetings to all. Bill Hooker
ReplyDeleteBill - You are hired as Steve's publicist! Steve has shared what a true blessing being able to share his talents with others has been. He is overwhelmed by the gratitude of the patients and is already talking about next year! What an incredible gift the team has given Roatan... Thank you Calitan team for representing God so well. Sheila
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