Gentlemen,
I just wanted to take a minute to keep you guys updated with
what has been happening down here at Amor. I will touch first talk about our
work with the public health and the clinic. I will also talk about the
orphanage and dental clinics as well. Finally I will mention the logistics’ of
how things are running down here. I am sorry that I have not gotten to this
sooner, however, I am just starting to feel like I am getting caught up in my
work.
I am excited to tell you that the public health and clinic
is going great this year. I am sure that God had a plan in this the whole time.
I would just like to walk you through our schedule for a month. That should
give you a good Idea of what we are doing. The first week of every month the
Doctora is here and we do clinic. We spend two days in a different community
every month. And then do one day in the orphanage, and then do clinic in our
clinic on Friday. During clinic we normally give a quick presentation that we
have prepared on proper dental care and the importance of drinking lots of
water and how to clean their water. This is by fare what I think is the biggest
health problem here. They do not clean their water and they don’t even know
that they are supposed to drink much water. After clinic week the next two
weeks we spend going back to the same community where we did our mobile clinic
and we go door to door giving little short presentations on water, dental,
proper trash disposal, diet, and so on. We also put on a thirty to forty minute
presentation every Tuesday night. The first week is on diet, the second is on exercise,
and the third is on stress. Then the third week we go back to the houses that
we have gotten to know the best over the last couple weeks and we offer to do
bible studies. Last month we did all of this in Los Angles and we had amazing
results. We ended up with as many bible study contacts as we could handle. It was
between six and eight, but it has been really exciting. Then the following
month we keep doing those bible studies in the afternoons, and if they are
still interested after the end of the month we will then transition to letting
the local church members study with the families.
For our orphanage program we have also been quite busy. We have
been going to the orphanage four times a week. Unfortunately, the way it works
out with the orphanage two of those times are in the mornings and it conflicts with
the public health visits. However, we had groups of three that go for three of
the visits and then we all go on Thursday afternoons. Mondays and Fridays the
group that goes to the orphanage helps out with Physical Therapy. This has been
by far the area where they have worked the most with us and have really seemed
to need our help. On Tuesday afternoons they go and help with the student’s
homework, and on Thursdays we go and sing songs, play games, do a bible skit,
and just spend time with the kids.
The dental situation here at Amor
is only getting better. We have had a couple campaigns with the students from
UAP. The patience that come seem to be very grateful. Another opertunity that has
started the last two weeks is one of the younger Dentists that teaches at the
university has really taken a liking to our program. Joy and I have made good
friends with him, and he has offered his Wednesdays to come and help us do
little dental clinics where Joy and I get to do the work. He has personally
taught us a lot and as told us that this week we can bring a patient to the university
clinic to get some experience in a different setting. It has been really great too,
because he has had many questions about Adventism and I can see God working on
his heart. I gave him a great controversy this last week and he was really
excited about it. I can see God working through this who situation.
Last but not least, Kainan and Natalie (the teachers) have been
really busy in the schools. They are teaching a lot of English classes and on Thursdays
I believe they teach nine different classes in one day. They have been working
hard and have really started to get involved with their schools.
Over all we have been really busy here at Amor. This last
month we have really started to get our feet on the ground and God had been
leading every step of the way. It was a slow start, but I am really happy with
the progress that has been made.
Thanks for all you gentlemen do. The sacrifices it really is
noticed, and there will be many jewels in your crowns in heaven! Thanks again
from the team down here.
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