in that we finished around 2:00 pm and it took a couple of hours to box up our equipment and it on the bus. Before we left the director of the orphanage invited us to the soccer field and the children sang some songs and presented us all with “medals” for being here. Evidently several church groups support the orphanage financially and even visit from time to time but we were the first group to actually spend time here and set up shop. It was kind of an emotional time—some of the group members were teary-eyed when we left. I wasn’t—but then I’m tough.
The work load Friday, although shortened, was still interesting. We had an elderly man brought in who had a brain tumor. He also had severe teeth problems but the local dentals wouldn’t treat him because they were afraid of the tumor. The poor old man was so miserable he couldn’t talk and had been that way for a long time. The dentist with our group didn’t hesitate and pulled almost all his lower teeth and the poor old guy was so happy he was praying, crying and crossing himself.
We had a bunch more children brought in on the last day and I’m including a short video of an extraction on a young teenager. If you can zoom in on the video and play it, it is kind of graphic but does give an idea of the conditions we worked under—flashlights, no running water, etc. To view the video double-click the small triangle on the lower left side of the photo.
We ate supper on a pier—really nice restaurant but frankly I doubt if very many people really appreciated it. We were so tired but it is a tradition to have a nice meal after the last day.
We got back to the hotel even later than usual and had to get up for a 5:30 bus to the airport. Tomorrow it’s up to Cusco and Machu Picchu.
The work load Friday, although shortened, was still interesting. We had an elderly man brought in who had a brain tumor. He also had severe teeth problems but the local dentals wouldn’t treat him because they were afraid of the tumor. The poor old man was so miserable he couldn’t talk and had been that way for a long time. The dentist with our group didn’t hesitate and pulled almost all his lower teeth and the poor old guy was so happy he was praying, crying and crossing himself.
We had a bunch more children brought in on the last day and I’m including a short video of an extraction on a young teenager. If you can zoom in on the video and play it, it is kind of graphic but does give an idea of the conditions we worked under—flashlights, no running water, etc. To view the video double-click the small triangle on the lower left side of the photo.
We ate supper on a pier—really nice restaurant but frankly I doubt if very many people really appreciated it. We were so tired but it is a tradition to have a nice meal after the last day.
We got back to the hotel even later than usual and had to get up for a 5:30 bus to the airport. Tomorrow it’s up to Cusco and Machu Picchu.
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