Last Day of Clinic

Today is our last day of clinic and is comes with mixed feelings.  It’s sad to think that our time here in Guatemala is almost over, but I’m happy to have been able to help the people we have and will continue to help throughout the day.  Our day started with Rhonda leading our devotion and she talked about God’s calling in our lives.  She shared a story from her own life about how she made a decision without God and then asked Him to bless it after the fact.  I for one have been in the same situation and I’m sure many of you have done the same thing.  The awesome thing is that once you have realized the mistake you made, you can ask God for forgiveness and make the needed change in your life.  She referred to Jeremiah 29:11 which says, ‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’  God has a plan for our lives and we don’t need to know what it is, we just need to trust Him and know that this life is all for His glory.

We headed to the clinic for our last day and it went really, really well.  We were not open as long as the other three days because we had to tear down and pack things up before we went to Oscar’s for dinner.  Packing went well and the people from Los Olivos helped tear down the exam rooms, put away tables and chairs, and helped us finish up with the last few patients.  Once everything was put away we went to see the dump that is in town.  The dump is like a 200 foot deep ravine that has been continually filled with and just continues to fill the ravine.  People have compacted some of it and there is now a basketball court built on top of part of it.  It was sad to see because there are houses along the side of the road that are built out of sheet metal; it was a very poor area.  We went to Oscar’s for dinner and as always it was amazing.  I want to say thank you again to Oscar for opening his home to us and feeding us this week, we are all truly grateful for your generosity.

After dinner we went back to the orphanage and were lead in worship by our fearless leaders, Ryan and Anna Cheri.  As always, it was a great time to be refilled after pouring out God’s love all day to the people we saw in the clinic.  I can’t even explain how amazing it is to worship with a group of people who are all so passionate about God and serving him.  It is truly a blessing to have spent a week with this awesome group of individuals.  When we were done worshipping, we had free time before heading to bed for the last time at the orphanage.  Tomorrow we head to Antigua and get to spend a little time with the orphans, which will definitely be fun.  Please keep us in your prayers as we begin our journey home tomorrow, we will see you all soon!

~Jenny