Kay Scruggs
Kay Scruggs
bob decided interested though
Even though Dr. Bob wasn't able to go on the trip, Rachel and I were really interested in being a part of this and decided to get on board.
exactly goodness help thank
We weren't exactly fluent, but it did help in communicating with the patients. Thank goodness we had translators, though.
children precious
And those children were so precious - and so good.
people seem
People didn't seem scared. They were just very curious.
average multiple patient per pulled six surgical teeth three
We pulled multiple teeth on so many patients, probably an average of three to six extractions per patient - and these were surgical extractions.
along boxes bringing cherish children church crayons draw members
We were told the children would cherish even one or two crayons to draw with. We had church members bringing us boxes and boxes of crayons to take along with us.
lose seemed
Still, Bubba never seemed to lose his cool. He was amazing.
gave helped prayed reflection services time
We prayed over teeth. We really did. The services also gave us a time of reflection each evening, which helped us a lot.
gave kids knew
It was just so hot, and you had these kids you knew were hungry. So we gave our lunches away.
bright hand help kids picked teachers
These kids were so bright and mature. They had been hand picked by their teachers and were such a help to us.