Its all about me..... AUBRIE alone

I like riding in the car, especially with Grammy entertaining me!

This is my lepord suit that I fit in, at least for now - I'm so cute!!

Being on my tummy isn't my favorite position, but the workout is good for my arms, I almost can turn over both ways now. I can't quite get my legs and arms under me at the same time to crawl yet - but soon!

I love my teddy, he comforts me when I cry, and sleeps with me all the time. I have to wear socks on my arms so I won't scratch, that excema makes me crazy sometimes!

 

My grandbaby Aubrie and others.... I am now 5 1/2 months old

My first moments hugging her at the airport since she was just 1 week old

Mommy Chantale, and I

Chantale, Ryan with Aubrie, and proud Grammy (or Nana?)

Daddy enjoying a moment of laughter with me before its back to work

 

Islanders photos, such beautiful people!
Here is Garnell with her 1 day old baby boy.... he was just under 12#!

Here I am with some of my Northside ladies Bible study, and baby Tamika in her Mommy Kiera's arms

just more kids hanging out, mugging for the camera!

Hanging out on the steps of a Seco home, can't believe they can hold their weight!

 

And to the highlight, the water balloon dousing on Christmas morning...

Cleo and I filling up water balloons in the kitchen, we did about 200 in all

The kids, anxiously awaiting.... we first lure them in close with candy....

Then pelt them with the water balloons! It is truly refreshing good fun!

Of course we end up throwing a few at each other, but save the vast majority to the sweating, excited, screaming kids down below!

 

A few Christmas photos

Just finished putting a few outdoor lights up and needed some evidence

Almost finished-we just added a couple more after this, but lookin' good! Alisa and I all decked out for Christmas Eve services
Here was our Christmas season team, but we did lose Michelle a few days before Christmas, and Ewings was included since he was invaluable help to us for the entire month of Dec. Paul, Ewings, Alisa in back, then Toshiba, Michelle and I in front.

 

Miscellaneous shots from Nov/Dec 2006...


Here is a beautiful evening shot at Half Moon Bay in West End on Roatan

A jellyfish seen from shore

Ever get to that "silly place" after working in a very hot room for much too long with other silly, silly girls??

Stitching up a very deep stab wound, on a very drunk man inflicted by his girlfriend. If it hadn't been for Dr's Scott and Trish, we would have just had to pack the wound and send him downisland.

 

A few last pictures before leaving Guanaja for now... we will be returning as other short term teams sign up. Eventually our hope is to have an AM team established there, Lord open the door!

This is the Guanaja police 'car'. There are 3 policemen, so they just fit into it when all are together. Notice the spare tire under the front seat?

Here is team Helene (minus Michelle) in Bresa de Mitch, love that fan palm behind us!

Savannah Bight view, it is pretty crowded(big city compared to Helene!)See the horse? Another somewhat common form of transportation. The children just loved to sing, both in English and Spanish

 

The next day we headed to Bresa de Mitch, a village built along an old air strip. We all piled onto this flatbed that doubles as a taxi and transport vehicle. Fortunately, it was a nice sunny day! Different laws than in the states, huh? Can you see the big ticket we'd get in the US??

This babe was, believe it or not, 2 months old. The mother had been given IM antibiotics her entire pregnancy as treatment for migrane headaches.... what??!! So babe was born with liver damage prematurely.

In this community, very few spoke English, so Joe, Elana and Silvia all doubled as interpretors in addition to the medical aspect. It really slowed the process down, but I did learn more Spanish, including writing prescriptions in Spanish. Gotta go to language school!

Probably to most common form of transportation on the island, besides walking. One islander said that the roads are getting 'crowded with cars'. I asked how many cars are on the island now, the answer was "15".

 

We then headed over by boat to Mangrove Bight, where we met in a community center. This is a much bigger community, larger than any one area on Helene by at least 3 times. We saw 70 or so in 3-4 hours.

We had to get organized quickly, with some team doing intake, some triage, some seeing patients, some doing pharmacy duty. We saw everything from rashes, to colds, to stomach issues and heart problems. We checked vitals, blood sugars, lungs, skin, eyes and ears. It seemed endless, everytime I thought we must be clearing the place out, I'd look up and didn't see any less waiting than who I'd seen. It was crazy, but I also felt God's presence and need there, it was such a blessing to me!

While people were waiting to be seen by medical staff, other team members were doing dental teaching, kids clubs, singing, and here painting fingernails.

1/2 an exhausting day later, we're on the hill outside of the village, waiting for our ride back to Savannah Bight. This brand new road has been in progress for over 6 months. It doesn't go into town yet, so people can drive to the end, but then have to carry everything around the barrier and the rest of the way home. They cut the road out of a steep hillside, without putting anything against the hill, so it keeps collapsing onto the road again after the rains.... who knows if it ever will be usable.

 

We did a medical outreach in each of the 4 communities served by the Savannah Bight clinic, when they heard we were coming they started lining up early, then we would see just about everyone that lived there!

Here we are coming into NW Bight, accessible this day only by boat because the road was again washed out by the rain. It was a rough ride around the east end of Guanaja to get there, with waves as high as 8' in our 20' boat! There is only a few ways into the shore because it is so shallow as you come onto the beach.

We set up the clinic is someone's home, there are only about 10 homes in this small village, but we still were there 2 hours to see everyone.

This was quite a poor community, the people were very appreciative of our visit to them. The have the hardest time accessing the SB clinic.

This was quite a unique home style, 5 people live in this tiny A-frame