God Laughs

I wish we could say that day one went of without a hitch, however a few flight delays lead to some close calls and even some missed flights, but you know what they say... when we make plans, God laughs. Thankfully we were able to keep our spirits high as most of us would soon be approaching 40 hours without sleep.

When arriving in Paita, the Sisters met us and took us to St. Clare school where we would be setting up the clinic. After getting a quick tour, we decided to take a MUCH NEEDED hour break to check into our various living quarters and relax.

But just in the blink of an eye we were back to work again cleaning and setting up the clinic for the patients we will see on Tuesday. Unpacking and shifting and remodeling after remodeling the spaces we were given seemed to go rather quickly with all of the helping hands.  

The Sister Maribel made us a delicious meal for a lunch break including Peruvian rice, chicken, and potato medley. We were also introduced to “Chicha Morada” a very sweet juice made with pineapple, lime, and mostly purple corn. Delicious!

The rest of the afternoon mainly involved lots of medicine packing and organizing until our day was done at 6pm. We prayed, headed back to the hotels, showered, and finally laid down for a good nights rest!

Written by Grace W.