We crossed the Mexicali border yesterday afternoon after an awesome drive down the coast and into the "mountains" on highway 8, where Emily believes that they grow rocks. We also came across a plethora of solar panels and energy windmills in the middle of nowhere. After stopping for some lunch we finally came into Mexico and champed the drive to the clinic, only needing to make one U-Turn... Go Emily! A large group of girls gave us a grand entrance into Manos de Sanidad, quickly we realized that it was the Simpson Medical team, who had arrived the previous day. We spent the remainder of the evening meeting Bruce and his wife, getting the grand tour of the clinic and the destruction from the Earthquake that hit Mexicali almost a year ago and burnt down the dormitory on site. Not to mention that we have also been enjoying the 75 degree weather. Emily, Christina and myself slept in a storage room in the clinic, while Lupe got the dentist office as his private suite.
This morning we woke up and headed into a local village where the medical team set up a mobile clinic. The team has quickly picked up the tactics of the camera and it is exciting to watch them grow in their creativity and focus. Tiny dogs followed us as we walked out of the clinic area, which was set up with the small community park which contained a basketball court, and walked down the small dirt road, where we were able to see where some of the patients lived, the medical team treated 40 people total prescribing medicine, treating wounds and giving out eye glasses. We were able to film for 3 hours before our camera battery, party of 1, died, but then we were able to play with the local kids and Lupe was a huge help in translating for the community members trying to receive eye glasses, he has a new best friend named Margarita, she's 80.
Tonight we will be storyboarding and speaking with Bruce about what he would like to see in the films and brainstorming all of our ideas together, while also hopefully getting some shots around the clinic here. Tomorrow we will head out to another mobile clinic with the medical team to the brick city, and the next day to what the locals refer to as the trash city.
"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
Philippians 4:8
Philippians 4:8
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