A Day at the Children's Home

We started this post last night but had to cut it short due to a thunderstorm. We lost power until late this morning. Here is what we would have posted yesterday!

After wishing my niece, Julia, "happy birthday" over Skype this morning, we left for San Andres and the Children's Home. We had to take "Little Ben" back and we wanted to serve there today as well. We took over the five computers that Don hauled through Mexico. The kids were very excited to see the computers and the new games.

Also at the home, there are six new puppies. Bethany had fun with them and took several pictures. We will try to upload them as well as pictures of the kids playing on the computers tomorrow - it is not working tonight.

This morning (Friday) we had some excitement on the road in front of the clinic. A Latin man was riding his motorcycle and hit an Indian woman who was walking down the road. We heard loud screaming and yelling. Apparently the woman was unconscious and her mother was a little hysterical. Duane, Don, Leslie and Salvador (one of the men who works at the Fickers) headed out there. They eventually brought the woman into the clinic and tried to examine her. She regained consciousness but was very confused and restless. What complicates this situation is that the Latin man who hit the woman kept saying "Let's go inside and settle this". Most often, the people here do not want to involve the police so they like to "settle" things among themselves. If they involve the police, they may have to "settle" with them as well. The other issue is that there is racism against the Indians here. Don and Leslie felt that the woman needed to go to the hospital in Quiche to get a catscan. Because the woman was doing better when they left, Leslie felt that the people at the hospital may take a look at her and say that she is fine without really examining her. It is all a little complicated. We pray that the woman is fine and that something isn't missed by the hospital. We also pray that whatever the "settlement" turns out to be that it is fair for both sides. Leslie called the incident this morning "typical Guatemalan".

We will try to upload some pictures tomorrow. Thanks for reading!