I am so grateful for the internet, it enables us to be in regular contact, with Louise. This morning, we Skyped for 4 hours. Time flies when you talk to those you love!

The days are never the same here. Saturday, walking along the road we saw a guy who tried to revive an unconscious man. When we approached, we saw that both were under the influence of alcohol or drugs. So I put the unconscious guy in the safety position and tried to wake him, but he did not move. We prayed for him and then stopped a police car passing by. After a brief discussing in Spanish, they stopped a taxi, loaded the still unconscious man inside, with the other man and they left. I hope he wake up well.

We are beginning to say goodbye to various people with whom we work during our time here. At one place, I still made two vaccinations and each one received a chocolate medal as a sign of thanks. I added some pictures here.

In 10 days, the first part of the team will leave Mexico City and I will follow two days later.

Last week, we finished all the lessons planed on our schedule, we'll see if more will be added. But we still have a few clinics on the agenda for next week.

The view from our room on Sundays, with the market. (Click on the picture to see a bit bigger)

IPHC outreach week 8

Yes, week 8 of our outreach is behind us, it mean that in three weeks I will be back with Louise (and I'm looking forward to it!) and in four weeks I'll be in Switzerland!

But back to the past week. It was pretty hectic because someone who speaks Spanish had to be almost all the time with the one who is in the hospital (she is much better, but still in the hospital). Then Sunday morning to decompress a bit and be together, we went to Starbucks and then we took a group picture. Here is an exemplar.

Wednesday, all the teams that are here with Megacities (about twenty), gathered to share what they are experiencing and then went into the streets to share the good news. Thursday I was sick (fever), so I didn't go out (now I'm fine). Friday night I give my fourth teaching. So I only have one left to do for my school. I'm going to do many more in the future, but we are marked on five teachings. I will give my last one on Wednesday. Yesterday afternoon, set up a tent at the market which is on the other side of the street of the church where we sleep and we offered to take the blood pressure and check the ears and clean them if necessary. 37 people have benefited from our care.

Oh yes, Saturday morning, I gave a testimony during another teaching and on Sunday night I gave another one in our church.

IPHC outreach week 7

This week, beside the teachings (I taught how to treat coughs and colds), doing clinics, eating with people (Mexicans are very generous!), doing vaccination (I did again 2), and share the good news, we also did a game. We were divided into three teams and the goal was to get as quickly as possible pictures of items we had on a list (about twenty photos). For example, with five Mexicans, with a donkey with a red door, with at least eight different flavor of ice, with someone taller than Joel ... I put some pictures here

And Sunday we also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the pastor's daughter.

Someone from the base who joined us this week (for a little over two weeks), is currently in the hospital for pneumonia. Could you pray for her to be healed quickly?

IPHC outreach week 6

Today, during the weekly day off, I advanced a lot in the preparation of the wedding (which takes place in 82 days, 31th of July 2010). The invitations are soon ready to be printed. A big thank you to all those involved in the preparation. This week we also received positive response for a place for our wedding in Morges!

Ministry wise, we did more clinics (treated people for free) and shared the gospel. And during three evenings, we also gave healthcare teachings in a church. Personally, I taught about nutrition. And a first for me, I did injections in other people. 4 were immunizations and 3 were antibiotics. One of my teammate has had a tooth infection, so after the treatment, he needed some injections. I added some pictures here (me in action! :-)).

My health is much better, I think I got used to my new environment :-)

Good day to all mothers (it's Mother's Day is here). You do a great job!

IPHC outreach week 5

This is the first message I sent you from Mexico City. It's been five days now that I arrived here. And as I was the last to get here, things have already been rolling. Thursday we went to a prison, took blood pressure of people and talk with them. It's hard to see that some women give birth in prison and that their child have to be raised in such an environment. Friday we had a meeting with all the teams that are currently in Mexico City (about twenty). It's good to hear what is happening in another part of the city. There are already 1400 people who gave their lives to Jesus!

Saturday we did a clinic on a basketball court where 28 people came. Then we had time to prepare the different teachings that we will give and we also went to buy food for the following week.

Sunday morning we went to church and one of our teammate preached. In the afternoon they were again running a clinic at the Sunday market which is just on the other side of the road. I did not go because I had diarrhea since the night and I felt weak. At night, one speaker from Chile came to speak to the church where you sleep. In fact, I've not said where I am for these seven weeks. We are in the north-east of Mexico City, a municipality called Ecatepec. This is the most densely populated municipality of the city. We live on the second floor of a church, the first is the meeting room and the third is where the pastor's family lives.

Mondays are our day off, so you'll probably only see the updates on Tuesday. For the European, now I'm not ahead of your time anymore, but behind :-)