Day three in San Pablo is in the bag. At the clinic, we helped 70 patients. The biuilders finished the cement floor and will do electric work tomorrow. VBS was successful as well. Many children returned to learn about Ruth. Carmen taped up a paper cross on the wall of the church and each child wrote their name on a piece of paper and we posted it on the cross reminding the children that we are all part of God's family. The family unit is very important to the people of San Pablo. Children look out for their brothers and sisters and mothers and fathers take great care of their children. Many families live with grandparents or other non-immediate family members. I think that we, as a mission team, have become a family as well. Traveling to a foreign country forces us to work together as a team. For example, Carmen, Bob, Rhein, and I did not know each other well before the trip. However, we worked in the pharmacy together and within a day we had a smooth system worked out. And as Bob would say, we were "amigos." All of the photos from today show how the people of San Pablo have welcomed us into their community and family.
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