TEAMWorks Guatemala - Day 2 - April 26, 2014

"Teach me and I will forget

Tell me and I will remember

Involve me and I will learn"

- Benjamin Franklin

We started off our day at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala lecturing with a packed house!  Diana estimated more than 300 people, they were sitting in the aisles and standing by the door!  The TEAM covered everything from efficient swallow techniques, sensory processing, range of motion to wheelchair positioning!  Sophie was the champ of the day presenting her speech lecture in Spanish.

We realized half way through the lecture that we forgot all our lab handouts at Anita's house. We called Anita just in time before she left for a soccer game and she brought our handouts 10 minutes before labs started. God has perfect timing.

For the labs we separated into disciplines and demonstrated specific techniques.  The labs were well received.  We were adamant to have only 25 people per lab, but in Guatemalan spirit we had twice as many students as expected, with many sitting on the ground.  Speech and occupational therapy ran out of handouts.  PT was able to demonstrate strengthening on a specific kid, OT was able to demonstrate sensory activities and give treatment ideas for using everyday items available in Guatemala, and speech provided education on a communication system.

No trip would be complete without a Wal-Mart run, so in northwest Arkansas style we braved the Guatemala City Walmart.  We wrapped up our day with dinner cooked by Anita.  She made us a wonderful American meal with homemade tortillas from across the street.

We ask for prayers for all the families at the community clinic we will visit tomorrow and that we can touch every child and provide each with helpful information!

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