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Tasba Raya Adventist Clinic is dedicated to the spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ among the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua.
2008
Just Breathe!
August 6, 2008 - It was Monday night, and Becky [Thompson] and I were sleeping when I was awakened by someone calling Becky’s name through the door. It was not the night watchman. When Armando is our watchman, he usually is the one who calls for whatever emergency the people bring. I lay there trying to figure out who was calling, and trying to wake up Becky - she doesn’t wake easily! “Ya ba?” I questioned. (“Who’s there?”) It was Horacio, one of our friends from Francia. “What is going on?” I asked in Spanish. “Doctora! I need to talk to you a minute.” Becky was up by then, and we went outside. He began to explain. “My kid is very sick. It has come time for the kid to grow and it isn’t growing. Yes, very sick!” I was very confused. Huh?? People do not usually come to me at 2:00 in the morning to tell me that their child is not growing! I figured I was not getting something. He turned to our watchman and explained it in Miskitu. I figured that he would then translate it to me since Horacio was having a hard time translating it to Spanish. When Horacio finished the explanation the watchman had a very serious expression on his face. “Ohhh,” he said with raised eyebrows. Then they all just stood there staring at me expecting me to do something, but no one translating what had been said. “Well”, I asked feeling impatient, “What did he say?” Then it came out. His daughter was in labor and the baby wasn’t coming like it should and the MINSA nurse, Janet, was calling for our assistance. [MINSA is the national ministry of health agency.] Oh boy! Labor and delivery is not my specialty, but I was grateful that Janet was there. We got our stuff together and walked down to the clinic. We knew that we had no way to transport. If we couldn’t solve the problem with God’s help, the baby would die, and so could the mother. At 2:00 a.m. that does not make one feel any better about dealing with an emergency. Read more...
2007
Miriki Daktar
November 28, 2007 - "God, I'm too young for this!" I said with my eyes looking up at the fast fading colors of sunset. To go, or not to go. Once again, word had come that I had a patient in Santa Clara, and once again, the description was too vague to know what I was dealing with. Was it an emergency? Could it wait? As the current medical director, and the medical person with the most education, the decision fell to me as to whether to go, or to wait for morning. Read more...
Becky's October Updates
November 1, 2007 - Wow! October has been a crazy month! At the beginning of the month we had 4 or 5 emergencies in 3 or 4 days. We made a make shift ambulance run to the hospital 2 1/2 hours away for a girl. There's this huge tank truck from the 60s that we used as our ambulance. We got to suture someone too. I gave my first shot, which was exciting! I was scared at first, but it's easy. There was also a 15 year old girl that had been sick for 3 weeks. The sukia (witch doctor) couldn't cure her, and MINSA (government health place) couldn't help her. But when we helped her she got better. The mother said that if she got all better they would start looking into the SDA church. That's pretty cool! Read more...
Francia Sirpi Special Music Finals!
October 31, 2007 - Competition has been intense today at the Francia Sirpi Special Music Regionals. This weekend has truly been filled with excitement as the people join in the competition and enjoy the fellowship of friends and family whom they have not seen in a long time. Read more...
And Then I Cried...
October 24, 2007 - Becky and I try to get exercise everyday, but are not very good at it. Here you might see why. Today we went on a walk, but did not make it even to the center of town before we were stopped by a man near the clinic to tell us that there was an emergency in his family. His aunt, who is a heavy-set woman, had been carrying her Saco from the plantation and while stepping over a log had fallen and hit the right side of her abdomen on a log. MINSA had given her Tylenol for pain, but now she had a fever and was vomiting. This happened five days ago. Could we come and see her? Read more...
West Toronto SDA Mission Story
August 2, 2007 - In December 2006 the West Toronto SDA sponsored a group of 11 church members to come and work with the TRAM mission. The group was lead by Associate Pastor Lloyd Wilson and his wife, Natasha and baby Syndey. Members of the group included Pastor David Rogers, his wonderful bride, Joan, Ingrid Abbott, Juanita Abbott, Alison Adams, Flossie Lazarus, Faye Sinclair-Harris, Dee Boswell, Sasha Jordan, Jean Levy, and brother Ken Crossfield. Read more...
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