I want to thank you all for supporting the efforts of TEAMworks. It is vital to know as a sender and supporter, that your gifts are making a lasting impact. This was my
While there, I was able to fit and donate a tilt-in-space wheel chair to a 4 year old young man with profound involvement (Spasity CP with hydrocephalus). In the chair, he was able to relax with improved head support. He and his mother were accompanied by a medical student in her final social service. After educating them as to how to seat him in the chair, I demonstrated how to break the chair down completely and put it back together. Then we had fun, as I asked them to do the same. With some struggles, they finally were able to do it correctly. His mother was so thankful. We were able to give some treatment ideas to several other families and their teachers and therapist.
On Friday we visited The National Hospital of Orthopedic and Rehabilitative
On Saturday, we were invited to the Universidad de
There are many thoughts and feelings I am processing about this experience, and here are a few, that as a supporter, you should know.
- It is never a mistake to express love and caring to others, but it is Christ that
declares, “But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Luke 18:16. As we begin to understand we are serving the kings of heaven, how we approach care for those so needy changes to become a privilege instead of an obligation or a decent act.
- By educating professionals well, we have a greater reach. In four days, we educated close to 200 professionals and parents.Each person they touch has your finger print.
- By reaching out to other nations, we promote unity in our world community. Often we get distracted with our boarders and fail to see the people of the world as Christ does. He sees them as dear loved ones that He longs to have in the family. Certainly our world has a long way to go, but reaching out in love is something most people will not only accept, but cling t
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I want to thank you for this opportunity to be a part of this trip and the honor of representing TEAMworks and Children’s Therapy TEAM in Guatemala.
Sincerely,
Eric Pate