From Monday June 30 to Sunday July 6 we participated with the Guatemala Medical Mission from the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota. The team of 24 doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, translators, and medical & dental students served over 2,500 patients in Xela and surrounding mountain villages.
The team's webpage describes their mission: "Every year a team of volunteers from the United States and Canada participate in this Christ centered mission. The team members pay their own travel and lodging expenses and help raise money for the mission expenses. This working mission can be very demanding but is a wonderful opportunity to interact with a different culture and help people in great need.
The Guatemala Mission team experiences the beauty of the country of Guatemala and is touched by the people we served. God’s people are the 
same all over the world. We leave each year with a feeling we had done some good and that we were spiritually enriched. We greatly appreciate the support and prayers of those in the Diocese of North Dakota and many other donors. The Lord works in many ways to draw us together and further his work in the world."
Laurel and Audrey translated for medical and dental teams (a different team each day). Edgar also assisted by registering the long lines of patients and recording their medical or dental complaints. Our parish priest, Padre Roberto Armas, is also a medical doctor. He and Dr. John Baird, from North Dakota, organize the annual mission.
On Sunday morning the team attended the worship service at our parish, San Marcos Episcopal Church. After the service the they departed for a few days of R&R in La Antigua Guatemala before returning to their homes in the USA and Canada. 
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