Hello everyone! We are still alive and kicking down here in Guatemala! We posted some pics of what we have been doing the past week so enjoy! The clinic we initially were volunteering in just had no work for us and we felt the Lord could use us elsewhere. Joe had read about another clinic that has an associated language school with it so he went to talk to the director who was pumped to have us! Joe went on Friday morning while I was in class to the clinic and he said it was awesome! And...Joe was the pharmacist! There are a bunch of med students, a resident, and one legit MD all from MCV in Richmond who are taking classes at the language school and volunteering at the clinic. It's completely free for only indegenous people including all meds, exams, etc. Way cool! I am super pumped to help out next week there and watch Joe be the pharmacist!
We also visisted an orphanage this past week that our host family goes to every week to play with the kids. It was awesome but really sad! The kids were dirty as well as the facility but some of the happiest kids I have ever seen. We had a blast playing with them but it was hard to just leave without trying to change things there! We might be bringing home about 3-6 kiddos at Christmas!
Last but not least, we decided at the last minute to do a full moon hike last night. A guy who is living with us warned us how hard and cold it was but we thought no biggie! Oh it was a challenge though! We hiked straight up for 4 hours last night starting at midnight and then hung out on top in the freezing cold until the sun came up which was beautiful! There's 2 or 3 active volcanoes within 2 hours of where we are and you could see all of them erupting on top of Santa Maria. We were extremely close to one and could clearly see the huge crater and then the explosion that happens every hour. Needless to say... tonight we are home relaxing and recovering from the hike and getting some sleep!
We miss everyone like crazy but appreciate your thoughts and prayers!
We love you!
The Kidds
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Glad to hear of your adventures and that you are doing well. Just found your blog, but will now keep up with you. May God keep you safe and bless you both for the wonderful work you are doing.
What a fun "little" hike!! The picture is really cool with the volcano in the back ground! Anyways hope you both are well!!
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