Happy birthday to Ruthiebuns who turned 75 years young on the 8th of August.
Our Assistants to the President, Elders Madder and Cosentino, gave her a lollipop with a scorpion inside it. Ruth won't forget this present!
It was a fun day of different gifts and good eats!
There were birthday flowers too.
Jefferson, our office driver, wasted no time eating his piece(s).
Sister Godfrey showed up to enjoy the chocolate cake, and in no time the cake was half gone.
The office Elders made sure that every crumb was eaten.
Our missionaries get sick and have accidents on their mission: the flu, intestinal distress, dog bites, broken bones, severe coughs, ingrown toenails, cuts, migraine headaches, styes, allergies, apendicitis, hernias, emotional and psychological problems, etc., etc. Ruth is the one that gets them an appointment to see a doctor so that they can get the medical attention that they need. It requires a lot of calling and leg work.
Luckily we have a really nice clinic right across the street from the Mission Offices so that makes her job a lot easier. The name of the clinic is Clínica Jesús de Norte.
Right next to the clinic is a school that trains all prepares nurses, technicians and other medical personnel to work in clinics and hospitals. As you can imagine, there are a lot of people coming and going.
Ruth walks over to the clinic from the offices and makes an appointment for the missionaries. The staff is always helpful.
When the missionary arrives he/she gets on the elevator to go up to the floor where his/her doctor is located.
After they get to the right floor and area they have to sit and wait for the doctor to see them.
After seeing and visiting the doctor they take the elevator down to the main floor where they have to wait to pay or submit their insurance claim.
After taking care of the payments and insurance they go to the pharmacy to pick up the prescriptions for their ailments. There's always medication to get.
In some cases our missionaries need to go to the emergency room to be checked in for treatment, but that is another story!
