Medicines were given for worms and various other conditions on which Gary Harding, MD, can elaborate. All in all, we were appalled at the need. We did not expect to see such a tremendous need in the mouths or in the people of Bolivia. It was shocking to see some of the conditions. A dental presentation was prepared for the parents, so that preventive measures could be instituted.
Education can go so much farther than an extraction, as it can help so many people.
This is about as close as anyone can get to what Jesus Christ did while on this earth, as He alleviated suffering. The tears flowed freely and the heart strings stretched to breaking point, as we left Cochabamba to return. Live among them, learn from them, love them. And, as with the greatest of leaders, when our work is done, the people will all say we have done it ourselves. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.