Hearing Care Course and Visiting My Girls

I'm sorry it's been a while since I posted an update. I just got back home last night from a week in Cochabamba.

From Tuesday till Friday morning of last week I was attending a course on hearing care and deafness prevention. It was interesting and practical. The main expositor was Dr. Diego Santana, an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist who is a missionary from Spain and works in the department of Beni. Apparently about 50% of hearing deficit and deafness cases could be prevented! Although my interest mainly lies in working with those who already are deaf, it was interesting to learn more about the prevention side of things as well.

Friday afternoon I had the opportunity to briefly visit my girls at the deaf center in Vinto. I was very warmly received with lots of hugs! Seeing these precious girls made me realize how much I love and miss them! It was fun taking them some gifts that had been sent for them in a package from a dear friend in Canada (the girls say "Thank you!" Amanda)

Over the weekend I enjoyed seeing and spending some time with friends in Cochabamba.

I made the trip home on Monday. On the way I saw a couple of major accidents. One accident looked like it was a head-on collision between two buses. I thought about the fact it could have been MY bus in that accident! I praise God for His protection over my life! I had just been reading Psalm 139. In verse 16 it says: "All the days ordained for me were written in your book." How wonderful as Christians to know that nothing can touch us until our work here on earth is done!