Service in Antigua

Today we left Antigua and are headed for Colombia. We will have liberty there and I am planning on going to shore and staying in a hotel with my group. We are looking forward to it. It will be a great break before we head to Panama. Panama will be even busier than Antigua with much more need and many more children. At Antigua it was nice because they speak English for the most part. In Panama they don't and most of us do not speak Spanish. We will have interpreters there but it will be difficult. We had great successes in Antigua and left feeling happy for all those we were able to help. One of the pictures is me in the O.R. at the end of a cataract case. our patient woke up and we asked he he felt well enough to sit up in bed for a picture. He was so gracious and couldn't stop thanking us. He had been unable to see for many years and now he will have almost 20\20 vision. He kept saying God Bless America. He gave us all hugs and with tears told us he would never forget and he would make sure nobody else would. He said He was a walking miracle and just kept grabbing our hands. These actions from the Antiguians was very common. One lady in recovery sang at the top of her lungs God Bless America. This is only in the OR area. We did so much more on land to care for the people with other needs. I feel very privileged and humbled to be a part of something so incredible. The long hours and sore back and feet are worth it. There are people all over the world who are suffering and I am grateful for wonderful compassionate people who try there hardest to get to them. We live in a wonderful and caring country. We may not agree with our political leaders or the things we see happening to our country, but our country is still great and as long as we have compassion and the will to keep doing good we have hope. I hope that I am doing my part. I am trying, and again I thank you all for your love, support, and encouragement. God bless America!!! Love you all. Becky