Afterwards

So, I probably owed everyone a blog post much sooner...

Thinking about what to say I found that there were many more thoughts bouncing around my head then feasible space in a post. Logically, that ought to mean that I post more, but instead while grasping for the perfect words I just decided not to blog at all. Well, I've gotten over myself and thrown that idea out the window. Thus here we are, be prepared for utter chaos instead of organized thought.

Its July now and that means that we've finished with groups for the summer. It was a great last few weeks for the clinic and the community as we had a dentist, endocrinologist, gastroenterologist, nurse and physical therapy all volunteer their time to improve the lives of people in Cielo. We also had a great meeting with parents of the school to give them dental hygiene orientation.

One other change that July brought about was the departure of our doctor and friend, Ismael. He was afforded the wonderful opportunity to journey to Spain and study his specialty. It all happened very rapidly as they called him on Tuesday and he left on Saturday! We are all very happy for him and wish him well in this new venture. We are also thankful to welcome a new doctor, Tatiana Cespedes, to our clinic. Tatiana just finished working for 9 months in Azua about 2 hours from here and returned home to Bayona in June.

I've observed a lot over the last 11 months and I will have to write more later about my reflections on human emotion, sinful nature and the growth that has occurred in my life. I also had the opportunity to observe many things with the groups and there was one particular reflection that I'd like to share later as well. Perhaps I will write more tonight or tomorrow... in the mean time have a great day!

Blessings,

Anna