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Global Partners was created in 2008 to develop long-term, sustainable relationships and community-to-community partnerships that expand beyond Gundersen Lutheran’s typical borders. In doing so, this global health model will improve the overall health of the region, education of the citizens and quality of life for people in our partner communities.
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ReplyDeleteThe first wave of the Global Partners/Global Health Volunteers to Nicaragua 2010 left early Saturday the 27th of February.
ReplyDeleteWe received emails to say that everyone arrived safe and sound. And are looking forward to hearing first hand about the trip.
A note from Paul Klas:
ReplyDeleteRose, we had a great day. We started with breakfast and had Marcos there as well as Candido. Candido did a great job organizing. He is so awesome. I am so pleased. He had everything organized. He said we had to present ourselves to the Matagalpa ministry which we did, and that took about an hour. We met with the minister, and they actually took the medicines with them, and said they would get them to Ciudad Dario. I will let you know what they end up telling us.
Rose, you wouldn't believe the day. I had a grin from ear to ear. First, we met the translator but we really didn't need her today, but I will need to have her and another rainbow translator they had for us. We didn't know this, but we will survive it all. It will be good to have another translator.
Anyway, I digress. The ultrasound machine was actually there when we got there. IT was in the crate, all packaged up. Mark gave a great little talk about ultrasound. Then, the time came to see if the darn machinge to see if it worked. So, I felt we were on Apollo 13 when they heated up the space capsule. Was the thing going to work.
We plugged it in and nothing happened, then we realized that the connector plug to the computer wasn't plugged in, we fixed it and whalla, it was awesome. Candido had a group of about 7 doctors who were are training. They were attentive and excellent. Judy and I watched as we were more intertested in the us machine.
Tomorrow we go to outlying rainbow clinics, and we are excited to get going.
Well, enough for now. We continue to be encouraged, and hope you are well. Drop a line about TZ as I hope for them many successes. PTK