A quick calculation divides that into more than 240 people each day coming to one of their clinics. As Bennett was tending to the sick, Chris was working on repairing their homes. He and the demolition crew worked to tear down and clear one house each day of the mission, to prepare the site for construction of a new house. The population of El Salvador is poor. The floor of the one-room shelter is dirt, with a concrete commode in one corner to serve as a bathroom.
Most people have to walk several miles to get water for drinking and bathing.
Bennet said with a population of 790 people per square mile, El Salvador is the most populated country in Central America. Bennett said it was difficult to treat the patients with the language barrier, despite the use of an interpreter. It takes a while to realize they have different meanings behind some phrases. I would like to go back, because now I understand that so much more. She said the trip would not have been possible without the emotional and financial support of so many people, including staff and patients at Fairview Lakes Rush City Clinic.