Day 27

Tuesday

As for Tuesday, we didn't end up doing Gospel clown again. We didn't know until that morning bu it didn't end up happening. Instead we went to the hospital. It was the last day in the hospital for the Wheaton girls. It ended up being a pretty good day. James & I observed the gastroenterologist and he was doing procedures that day. So we saw 2 ultrasounds, one of which ended up in a pregnancy diagnosis! (Apparently it happens fairly frequently, that a woman comes in complaining of stomach problems and is diagnosed as being pregnant!) So, the poor lady, she said she had a 13 and like a 9 year old or something and she thought she was done having kids. After that we saw an endoscopy which was cool. They do it a little different in Bolivia though (much like every medical procedure) and all they did was numb the throat with some spray.



After that, Linda gave James & I a little presentation on multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis. Then we headed back for some quick lunch, and we went on a hike! Tim was trying to get it together for us and we tried on Sunday but he wasn't feeling well or something. Charlotte had been sick the night before, so she didn't get to go with us, which was really sad since it was her last day there. But Amy, Kat & Megan went, along with me, James, Tim & Linda. It was amazing and I have more wonderful photos from that. I tell you, I am starting a Bolivian postcard business.

When we got back, Kat, Amy & I made 2 more apple pies to enjoy before they left. They begged me to make two, so I let them cut up all the apples and roll out the pie dough. hehe Basically all I did was throw some flour & sugar together. They started calling it Nicole's sweatshop. But hey they wanted to learn to make the pie so I was just teaching them all the techniques. haha Oh and Megan made chocolate chip cookies.

AND, we ended up having our campfire that night and making s'mores. We did our devotions around the campfire and it was definitely my favorite night. After we were done making s'mores and roasting marshmallows, James and Steve continued playing worship songs for a couple hours, until there was no more fire, no more wood, and nothing but hot embers and the voices of those still singing. It was just about my favorite night there and definitely my favorite night for devotions.