Footprints

The last day in Iquitos is a bag of mixed emotions. Although we bring home a ton of fresh ideas and plans for our return in December we are sad to say goodbye to our friends. The people here have been absolutely wonderful. Whether it is taking care of us crossing the [...]

It has been a busy few days here in Iquitos as we make arrangements and plans to return in December. We’ve spent several days traveling the Amazon River, and other tributories such as the Napo and the Nanay. We’ve visited a number of different villages and we’ve checked out a couple locations for [...]

Magua village[caption id="attachment_113" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Belen, Iquitos"][/caption]We arrived safe and sound in Iquitos, Peru, where we are making the plans for our trip in December. It was wonderful to be greeted by so many warm, familiar faces of people we’ve met on previous trips, like: Selvy, Jose, Frank, Vladimir.
We spent the first day getting climatized [...]

So, our time in El Salvador is nearing an end. We have one day left in the clinic. Tomorrow is just a half day and then we head to San Salvador. It is really important for the team to rest and unwind before heading back home. It is also equally important [...]

We arrived at the clinic today to be greeted by a mob of people from Honduras. There were about 100 people waiting for us and absolutely no room to move under the tent where people waited to register. That was pretty much how the whole day went. It was a crazy busy pace [...]

So after a relaxing weekend, a tired group of STIMMA workers went to bed early on Sunday night to rest up for the week. Even though the beds were comfy in Arcatao, many did not get to sleep until later. There was a wedding in the main square and in typical Salvadorian style, [...]

Wow, what a great weekend. We took a long ride to a ferry and crossed the river to the beautiful Suchitoto. We were pleased to see the beautiful grounds that we would be calling home for the next 2 days. The team took some time to wander the streets and pick up [...]

Well, it certainly is hot here!! The team has been busy again, the past few days, working at the clinic. As the days go by we are seeing people from further and further away. The further they get from the “city,” the poorer the people are as well. We are seeing [...]

We have been busy the past few days. We’ve seen about 140 patients per day. People are coming from villages, walking from 2 to 6 hours to get to the clinic. We are all working long hours, almost 12 hour days, hoping not to turn anyone away who needs help.
There have been [...]

Well, the team has been busy busy busy!! The staff at the Clinic in Arcatao has done an absolutely amazing job getting the word out. They have arranged all the communities to come on different days AND each sub community to come at a certain hour. This is great for the team, [...]