Peru 1

We made it safely to Curahuasi, Peru and are getting settled in to working at the hospital. The top picture is a picture of the front of the hospital. The name of the hospital is Diospi Suyana. The building was completed 1.5 years ago and has been open since then. There is an outpatient clinic area and a hospitalization area. There are also multiple operating rooms. We have seen some interesting cases so far. We saw a case of likely leishmaniasis, many patients with parasites, tuberculosis, and more common things like gastritis and arthritis. This morning we helped with a young child who had a bean stuck in her ear. (that was one malo frijole!).

The second picture is a view from the top of a mountain looking down on the town of Curahuasi. Our town is at 8700 feet and we hiked the Mirador to a height of over 10,000 feet. It gives an incredible view of the town and surrounding mountatins. We were really tired at this altitude at first, but have gotten more adjusted to the limited oxygen!


The last two pictures are from our weekend in Cusco. Alex and Laura Brunner (friends and physicians from Vanderbilt who are working here for 2 years) took us with them on their weekend trip to get supplies and enjoy the beautiful city of Cusco. The plaza is incredible at night.

We have enjoyed the start of our time here. Our spanish has been pushed to its limit, but Chuck is getting better and Angela has been able to communicate pretty well. Please continue to pray for us and our time here that we would be a help to the full-time physicians here and that we will begin to have a better understanding of where God is leading us to serve in the future.