Dr. Estaban

Another wonderful day with the team in the clinic.  

Dr. Dan had a patient today with a broken foot, unable to wear her regular shoes due to the swelling and thus wearing sandals.  Jeff Clark cannibalized a discarded plastic chair and he and Dan fabricated a stiffened splinted sandal for her so that she would heal.  I've enclosed a picture of Dr. Dan working on the sandal.  The patient really appreciated their thoughtfulness and ingenuity.  Jeff has been a great addition to the team, learning medicine and leading worship.  

Al Neuhoff and Nadine Klesmith saw a little boy with a diagnosis of Post-traumatic stress syndrome from the Earthquake.  He has been unable to sleep and his sister now freezes up when she takes her school exams.  Please be in prayer for this family.

A little boy brought his pet bird to the clinic this morning.  Since we have a vet on our team, we brought the bird to Dr. Sheryl.  See the picture.  Dr. Sheryl said, "Ohhhh . . . a Lorie!"  So she knows her stuff.  Obviously, it was a nice break for her from the human patients she was seeing with Dr. Jack.  It seems that there are always unique experiences tailored for each individual on these trips.

Enclosed also is a photo of Heather for my staff back at the Optho department. This little girl became Heather's friend for life since Heather helped her get her stylish pair of glasses. Heather is doing a fantastic job.  Dr. Larry may try to recruit her away after working with her this week, so be on notice, that when Heather returns, we will have to treat her nicely so that she doesn't want to leave our department.    

 

Enrique Fernandez, during the team time tonight, shared the transformational power of God's love in his life.  Such an interesting account of how his mother's decision to become a Christian, resulted in a life outlook, focus, and discipline that launched him into the exciting and meaningful life he now leads with Becky.  It was very moving and significant for our team.

The day was capped with the Costa Rican vs. Honduras World Cup qualification soccer game. Lots of yelling and waving miniature Costa Rican flags and being crazy Latins.  We were all Costa Ricans tonight! and we won!  What a team!

Steve S.