MORNING MADNESS, MANY MEETINGS, MEALS

MORNING MADNESS

Meet our noisy neighbors. These slender-billed parakeets are South American parrots called Loros. They remind us of the lorikeets we saw in Australia. They spend a lot of time chattering to each other in the trees by our apartment. We are told they can imitate human speech like larger parrots.

MANY MEETINGS

This was a week full of meetings. We hosted three important collaborative meetings in our office. One with the Mayor of San Ramon, a suburb of Santiago with many social issues and needs. One with a government official who is the liaison between the president and church organizations. We wanted him to be aware of our humanitarian projects in the country and to offer our assistance in the future. And one was a meeting about the project we are planning for the early detection and treatment of stomach cancer. The Molina hospital director (the city where the project will start) and the physician heading the campaign came to our office. Other members of the team joined us on zoom. All these meetings felt very important- like we were at the right place at the right time doing what we are supposed to be doing. The projects that will potentially come from these initial meetings could have a great impact on the people of Chile.

We made two on-site visits to meet with organizations for possible humanitarian projects.

This department of the Municipality of El Bosque supports social work to support low-income residents, many of whom are immigrants. They are dedicated to supporting community members with economic and social needs. They need new computers.

The volunteer Bomberos (firefighters) in Vina del Mar need updated equipment.

MEALS

While we were in Viña we had Cena (dinner) at our favorite Mexican restaurant there.

Desayuno (breakfast) in Santiago -Eggs Benedict and French Toast Chilean style

Almuerzo (lunch) with our ward sister missionaries at our home.

Here is the link to The 2021 Annual Report: Caring for Those in Need annual report  if you would like to read about not only Latter-day Saint Charities but how our church members and friends helped those in need all over the world last year.

Abrazos, Élder y Hermana Lamb, (aka Ed & Debbie, Mom & Dad, Pop Pop & Tu Tu