The major development this week at the Fundación has been the opening of the new quirófanos, or operating theatres. Until now, any surgery performed by the Fundación’s staff has been carried out in Trinidad’s military hospital, which sits on the other side of town. Given the time required to set up, dismantle and transport equipment, this added a couple of hours to any surgery session. With the facilities – unrivalled in the Beni region – now on-site, the Fundación’s health workers can expect to get home in time for dinner. Which is great news for Amanda, who is a part of the surgical teams.
Amanda wasn’t able to make Thursday’s opening session this week, however, due to the WHO ‘Primary Care of the Ear and Hearing’ which has taken place at the Fundación this week. It’s fair to say that when we discovered the entire course would be in Spanish, Amanda quickly reached for the panic button. However, she has applied herself with her usual dedication and has every confidence of passing the final exam, which takes place this afternoon. And, what’s more, her Spanish has gone up a couple of notches. As turnarounds go, it’s up there with Nick Clegg.
Unfortunately, the magic dust hasn’t quite rubbed off on Real Mamoré, who were routed by three goals to one at the weekend. Not the best introduction to local sporting ‘endeavour’ for Matt but he’ll at least have the chance to sample the surrounding wildlife when we visit the river this weekend, though swimming may well be out of the question: a big sur has quite literally just blown into town, much to the excitement of my trousers.
Prayer
• For Amanda’s final exam today.
• For safety for Matt, who flies back to Texas, via La Paz, on Wednesday.
Praise
• For Amanda’s linguistic development via the course this week.
• For a well-received and well-understood sermon last Sunday, with much-improved standards of Spanish (thanks, Diego!).
¡Que Dios les bendiga!
Craig & Amanda
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