A Word on Sonrisas

As many may know, we are traveling with a group of dentists. So, this means that our days are not only spent with kids but in the dental chair as well.  So here are our second "jobs"

Mandy has been dental receptionist extrondinare with another team member in the clinic.  She has been helping keep us all organized and flowing.  

Cathy has been child rangler in the field sites for the past three days.  This job is crucial as we see mainly kids and they tend to feed off each other's nerves.  

James has been helping with instruments in the clinic, medicine distribution and general clinic maintenance.

Marie has been sitting as a dental assistant in both surgerys in the field and fillings in the clinic.  

This group has some of the nicest people you will ever meet.  We could not ask for better travel buddies.  They are all very patient.  As we are none dental people, espicially myself I don't do well with names and terms.  There has been a lot of the "orange thing and the black tube" and "are you ok with blood?"  

(Honestly the blood and spit I can do but the part that gets to me is the grinding noise from the drills....eehh)

But anyway we are stoked to be here with wonderful people who love to share in our dream as much as we to theirs. 

A quick story: today we met a boy who put a piece of corn in his ear.  ( he's about 9 years old, so it's not that hard to believe).  He lives in an orphanage that we work with and the Sister could not afford to pay the hospital bill to have it taken out.  The corn has been in there for a few days and the procedure cost $250.  So..... Everyone opened their wallets and happily gave the money to Orville (nickname for the kid) and he will have his procedure by the end of the week.  This same orphanage also took home about 80 books today.  Yea! 

Please, if you haven't already, check out Sonrisas Siempre and all that they do. 

-Marie