Marta must return to Hospital – now!
Marta (little girl who had stone removed) is leaking urine and she may need another surgery on her bladder. It’s really important that...
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We’re glad to have shoes to give out to the most needy
Rosario hands out shoes to the most needy. Rosario runs the clinic front office and is our ‘intake’ person, the first to greet the...
Marta will get her roof fixed!
A wonderful family from Lakewood, CO – the Enrico C. family (Enrico, Norine, Isabella, Emma, Pietro and Paolo) sent an email to say that...
Needs list is growing
Gloria and Irma are sweet girls stuck in a very bad situation. In the last post (below) we mentioned the need of Marta’s mother, who has...
Marta Lydia – owner of that huge (kidney) stone
We went to visit 8-yr old Marta Lydia who had that huge stone removed. SEE previous story>http://guatemalahope.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/i...
Yes we have it. (But we don’t have it today.)
With Jake offering to volunteer, we thought it would be a good time to build a bunk bed for the guest room, to have more sleeping space...
Guns and Banks
Went to the bank today. Red graphic sign on door says NO GUNS ALLOWED. Sounds like a good policy, right? Well, what they really mean is...
Dentist with ‘happy’ Patient
This five year old doesn't look too happy, but she benefited from the dental care. Dr. Orth the dentist comforts his ‘happy’ patient in...
Is this the world’s largest kidney stone?
Lydia’s mother had taken her to the hospital several times with no satisfaction or help. She then brought Lydia to our clinic on...
Dental Team comes to the Clinic
It’s particularly nice when Dr. Don Orth and his wife Peggy, an RN come to the clinic – they’ve volunteered many days over the past few...
Treats for Doggie?
Dog tries to get some treats Anita took this photo at the clinic. This dog smelled something he liked in the garbage bags in the back of...
“There’s an Animal in My Stomach”
This true story took place at Hands of Mercy, Taxisco, Santa Rosa A 32-year old man, Jorge, came to the medical clinic for the first time,...
Big ‘thank you’ to so many!
(Yet another moved to Guatemala after only being here part-time for a while.) We are now at our house in San Lucas. We have so many...
Real Life hits hard in Guatemala
These posts seem out of order in the chronological sense so you almost have to go down 4 or 5 posts to where you read the last time, and...
The Day the Radio Died (that perfect look of luscious hair)
by Gregory Giagnocavo Confidentially, I love marketing, advertising and the whole process of creating products and getting people to buy...
Is it dangerous to wait for a bus? Super heavy duty concrete bus stop.
Super reinforced concrete bus stop In one 10 mile stretch, we saw these concrete bus stops, but not in any other areas. Super heavy-duty...
Roadside tire repair shops. (Don’t be fooled by appearances)
They don’t look like your local Firestone or Goodyear store, and the Pep Boys are nowhere in site. But if you have a flat tire along the...
CyberCafe – in rural area!
Internet cafe beside rustic tire repair place. Along a rough stretch of rural road, we came to a village and were surprised to see a...
Follow us on twitter! (tweet, tweet)
We’re set up on twitter now.. so you can “follow us” and have little updates (tweets) sent to your email or mobile phone. ...
Hands of Hope Medical Clinic
(Moving to Guatemala yet another time.) Packed floor to ceiling and to the back door! Parked truck at Walmart the night before leaving....
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