Wednesday

Hi everyone:

Today we were up early to catch a 6:30 bus to Guatemala. After buying our tickets we learned the bus was full and we would be on the 8 AM bus. It was a comfortable and safe ride which took about 4 1/2 hours.

It was sad to leave the friends we made in El Salvador. Nora, the woman whose beach property we use for our clinics, has been very sick and worries about how her work with the poor will carry on. We will continue to use her property for the coming years to store our supplies and conduct our clinics.  Ruben, our driver, has been great and helped make our trip and clinic the best it could be. He worked with us as we cared for  many Salvadorans. tudents worked exceptionally hard, with translators, volunteers  and community leaders, to provide the only free health care these people have. Everyone left with some clothes, a toothbrush, toothpaste and a toy for each child. We were happy to offer help in any way we could.

We are staying in a very nice hotel and are going to bed early to catch up on some much needed rest. Tomorrow we tour Hospital Roosevelt, the largest hospital in central America. Then it is on to Antigua!!!
More about our travels tomorrow...

Jane