Heart of the Mission: December 2014

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Special moments :)

So this will be short and sweet but just had to share these quotes with you before I forget....so amazing

Cati-not my favorite of the faces she makes, the side eye is definitely more entertaining

Cati: Nati! sabes que, yo soñaba de un hamburgesota y yo me meti endentro y comi todo. To translate this literally means, Nati! Yo know I was dreaming of a huge hamburger and I put myself inside and ate all of it! Now those that know Cati will truly appreciate this because Im sure you can just imagine her saying this to you with one of her Cati faces:) For those that dont know I will try my best to explain. Cati has this beautiful energy, this spirit about her, but sometimes she goes very fast from one thing to another. hehe. Its like when people write in all caps and you think how should I read this? It would seem like the person is either yelling the sentence or saying it with some intense passion. The best is these faces she makes. My favorite is when she turns her face a bit sideways and then gives you this eye, that maybe your mom would give you if she was trying to deduce if you were lying or not. I hope that can paint some picture for you....

Nati: Oye, que paso. ¿Parece que no puedes respirar? (Hey what happened, it seems like you cant breathe?)
Brayan: Sí, es que yo tenía una carrera con Canela (our neighbors dog that likes to frequent the finca) Yes, its because I had a race with Canela.
Nati: ¿Aha y entonces....quien ganó? Aha and who won?
Brayan: Canela
Nati: ¿Va por que? Why?
Brayan: Porque tiene cuatro patas. (Because she has 4 feet)

So Brayan is a very intelligent, young boy. Sometimes he has this Im very angry face but he usually cracks a smile after a minute or 2. The part I enjoyed most about this conversation was it was very matter-of-fact. When he explained to me that the dog won because of course, she has 4 legs, really Nati why are you asking me that type of way. hehe.

Brayan is in the middle

Life at the Finca

Brooke, or better known as Brookingham (because somehow that's easier to say) is our new nurse at the finca. We are so happy to have her in the clinica. She has many special gifts and I would like to share one that I feel she really captured well finca and community life in the video that she made! Thanks Brookingham!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2xrHoEMbl8&feature=youtu.be

and Jenna who wrote a beautiful reflection on advent.

http://jennaatthefinca.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/y-habito-entre-nosotros/

Who says you have to have all the words. hehe. I think they both did a much better job of expressing finca life than I could :) Thanks ladies!

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Clínica wishlist

Thank you so much for all your love, support, prayers and especially patience with me and this blog. I have some things I would like to share but I wanted to make sure I put this list up in time to give people the opportunity to help this Christmas in the clinic if they feel called. These are some of the things that we always need in the clinic year round:

*****Pre-natal vitamins
Antibiotic cream
Adult and Childrens ibuprofen and tylenol
omeprazole
vicks
cough drops
cough syrup
anti-acids
baby blankets
baby powder
A&D ointment

The clinic is run on donations only. We receive one big donation from the Christ the King brigade every June that carries us through the year, but sometimes we run out through the year. What happens frequently here is that when people go to the hospital or to a clinic and the doctor gives them a script the people cant pay for the meds nor the exams that they send them to have done. In our clinic we are able to see patients but also give them the meds they need, by the grace of God and generous donations. Please help keep us going.

Here are some prescriptions meds, for those doctors out there that might be willing to help that we are low on or out of:

Enalapril
Albuterol inhalors
Cephalexcin 250mg/5mL (elixir)
Bactrim
Fluconazole 150mg

I realize Im not sure that Ive ever given you a tour of our clinic so here it is....
The Sacred Heart Clinic