Embracing The Rain...

Hello again from the rainy season of  Belize,

When we first arrived, Eliu told us that we had just entered into the rainy season of Belize. He explained that the week before we arrived there had been flooding because of all the rain. Throughout the past six days we saw rain... but nothing extraordinary. Well... that changed this morning.

Right after breakfast at 7:30am the rain set in. Now, I would describe this morning's rain as a torrential downpour... but I'm sure for the people of Belize it was nothing out of the ordinary. Let me put it this way... this morning the roads had waves, the uphill roads became waterfalls, and the low lying areas became streams. The city of San Ignacio had turned into a waterpark in the blink of an eye.

However, the rain was not all fun and games. When we arrived at our destination, we had to contend with some water damage. However, the mess was cleaned up in no time and did not hinder our clinic. We had an amazing set up in Eliu's church on the third floor of a nearly glass building. What an amazing view and spacious area for our clinic today. 

Despite the rain we had a wonderful turnout. As always, God will provide. We were able to serve 117 people today... many of which went through or clinic and returned with more people in tow. What an incredible feeling to know that someone is so happy to have been seen in our clinic that they would go out and bring more people to us. What did I tell you? God will provide...

After clinic today, we all were blessed to celebrate two team members birthdays; Sandy (today) and Kara (tomorrow). One of the pastors made a beautiful and delicious cake for us to enjoy this afternoon. With satisfied souls and stomachs we finally had some time for ourselves. With the rain subsiding slightly, those of us with a little more energy to spare went and played basketball in town while the rest of us relaxed or took well deserved naps. 

The rain was very much a part of our day today, but we didn't let it slow us down. Instead, we accepted its presence and worked around or through it. We'll pray that tomorrow brings the sun, but if not that's okay. We're starting to get the hang of this whole embracing thing...

I'll check back soon.

Bye for now.