Day 1 - Setting up in El Milagro - a few miles from our clinic. We were using the local school as our site.
Nurses getting started in Triage - taking blood pressures, temperatures, and noting symptoms
Halley, nurse, and Bill Bradford, pastor/translator getting the scoop
Sally, nurse, with patients
Children waiting their turn
Ford, in costume, entertaining the younguns
Lonnie and Kiersten acting out the story of Zaccheus to pass the time
The dental room
Nila, our peruvian nurse tech
Dr. John, dentist
Mother's face is priceless...
Dr. Mark, radiologist, and Daniel, visiting translator
Dr. Tim, family medicine
A look at Triage and an incredibly patient group of patients
Two classrooms transformed into our dental room and vaccination room
Dr. Mel, surgeon
Kevin, a cute little terror :)
Dr. Mel and Drew, translator
'Papa K' showing them how it's done
Dr. David, orthopedic surgeon, and Lora offering the patient surgery later in the week
Dr. David checking out a fútbol injury
Trying to convince him to lay off soccer for a few months. Not an easy sell...
Dr. Mel Payne, surgeon
Treating yet another little patient suffering from intestinal parasites
Dr. David
Day 2 - Lora translating for a sister from the jungle who took advantage of American medicine while visiting the Larco church in Trujillo
Dr. John
We spent the day treating at our Larco church, which ended up being a wonderful and clean location
Waiting....
Our wonderful pharmacy crew. Eric spent everyday helping translate in the pharmacy, but was always on the other side of the camera, so we have no proof... :)
Lora translating for a precious couple that had been married for over 60 years
Heather translating for the dentists
Sonia, our clinic obstetrician, trying her best to understand Sally's english
Jamey bringing a load of medications to give away
Dr. Bo
Day 3 - Set up outside of our clinic and church in Wichanzao
Kathy, team coordinator, and John, translator
Dr. Mel and Nila performing minor surgeries in the church
Surgery with one of our onlooking Peruvian doctors, Dr. Raul
Lora translating for a young girl in the surgery room
Giving sight to the blind... :)
Dr. Tim
Marina, our clinic housekeeper, managing the long lines of patients. The megaphone is nearly as big as she is.
Day 4 - Treating out of our church in Manuel Arevalo
Lora
Our dentistry corner
Strolling by the church
Day 5 - Treating out in the shanty town of Clementina
Triage and Pharmacy
Lora translating, thankful for the shade
A typical home in Clementina
JP, nurse practicioner
One of our precious patients
Dr. Paul, a retired naval dentist and Sandy, the lovely assistant
The waiting line
Patients also wait outside of our church's new chapel outreach in Clementina
Richard, named as the maître d' of the week, helped get patients where they needed to go
Papa K giving away glasses. We were all a bit tired by this point in the week...
Clementina
One of our patients, wanting to know why he has no feeling in his left leg
A mototaxi, which doesn't run on sand
Clementina from the nearby foothill
Children huddled around the community's water source
Poor guy...
Dr. John and John relieving pain - although it may not look convincing
Dr. David and Lora translating for a sweet couple from the sierra - both suffering from severe arthritis after a life full of hard work
Relaxing at home with friends after a very long week!
