If we love one another...

"Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.
No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us."

John 4:11-12

Hola, hola...

Peace to one and all. I write to you from the city of Quito tonight. We arrived early this morning and will spend the week researching various topics that have come up over the last month (information on public health nursing, therapy for a little boy with cerebral palsy, materials for teaching NFP, how to teach English to the misioneras, how to help the foundation financially, etc) as well as taking a little extra time just to be still and to pray...reflecting on what has passed and preparing for what is to come.

It was a blessed week in Òlon. The children at the base are getting used to their new nurse (the gringa with the name they can´t pronounce), and I am beginning to be a familiar face to the people of the surrounding pueblos. I learned about the vaccination schedule used by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health this week and last while attending children at two daycares in more isolated villages, and I learned to remove stitches. Four new children were brought to the base this week from a violent and unstable home situation. They seem to be adjusting bit by bit and are receiving plenty of love...not to mention regular meals, medical care, and clothing.

Well, for now, I shall go. I will post again this week with my photos from the past month.

Hasta pronto, with much love,
m