Remembering the 2009 medical mission

Our mode of transportation from the airport to the orphanage near Jinotega (and everywhere else) is an old yellow school-bus. Kim and Bob (front) will be on this year's trip.

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 Rural home somewhere between Managua and Jinotega, photographed through the bus window

 Passing through small towns, the marketplaces along the highway are colorful--if somewhat cluttered.

 We call this a "pill packing party"-- transferring bulk-packed medicines and vitamins into individual plastic bags for prescription distribution. This is done on Sunday afternoon before clinics begin on Monday.

 A visit to the local pulpuria--Nicaragua's version of a convenience store--to buy sodas and snacks.

 When the bus can't make it, sometimes you just have to get out and walk.

Two little girls on their way to a clinic stopped a few minutes to watch TV through a doorway.