-Fly into Paraguay’s capital, Asuncion, where we will meet you
at the airport.
-Have an orientation to Paraguayan culture before stepping foot
into our small community.
- Be an active language learning. Where we live, we speak Guarani-Jopara (a
mixture of Spanish and Guarani). Chances
are you may know some Spanish and zero Guarani and that is OK.
-Shadow Jeff each morning in the clinic
-Participate in mobile medical evangelism clinics
-Learn basic laboratory work (phlebotomy, using microhematocrit
machine, using glucometers, doing urine analysis)
-Learn to take blood pressure/ temperature and to do a basic
physical exam and patient history (as language permits)
-Read daily from your TIME manual to prepare yourself for classes
on topics such as language and culture, missions, medical missions, medical
topics of interest including vaccine preventable illnesses
-Have (almost) daily debriefing and a chance to review medical
cases and new Spanish/Guarani words.
-Attend Bible studies, prayer meetings and church gatherings with
local believers
-Visit local believers and non-believers
-Have limited contact with the outside world
-To have fun and learn new things
-Be mentored by our family as well as by other missionaries and
hear their stories of God’s faithfulness in our lives and ministries
-Trip to Iguazu Falls (Brazil and/or Argentina) at end of trip
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