Newsletter November

November 27, 2005
Dear Friends and Family,
What an exciting and busy couple of months. Here are a few recent highlights.

Clinic news
Boy with a fish bone caught in his throat recovered nicely after transporting him to the Hospital in Waspam.
Young girl delivered breech baby. Mother in good health but the baby did not make it. We are continuing to pray for this family.
Young girl delivered health baby boy with the help of prenatals at our clinic and supplies for the midwife delivering the baby.
Young girl delivered a healthy 11 lb little boy by cesarean after she developed pre-eclampsia and was transported by us to the Hospital in Waspam.
Numerous sick babies received antibiotics and recovered nicely.

Mission news
We have a new looking fence at the mission now. The current fence was woven with bamboo pieces to keep the pigs and children out and the dogs in. The added benefit is that it looks really nice.

Village news
We have been beset lately by a number of tropical storms in the ocean near us, resulting in more than normal rain. It has damaged the rice and cassava crops. Some people were still able to harvest but others are left with nothing for the next year.
There have been reports twice this last month that the President of Nicaragua was going to visit Francia Sirpi. Each time it was delayed. He is supposed to visit in December and the people are excited that he is coming.

Runway news
Clint has been working full time on the runway. He has it all cleared of brush and trees. Now that it is getting drier he will be able to burn the piles of brush. He has just started digging the topsoil out so that he can lay a foundation of gravel. It is slow because it is all done by hand.

Personal news
Brandel and Bethany are growing fast. They are both talking up a storm. Brandel is getting pretty good at phrases and concepts. Bethany is still at small phrases and single words. Bethany's longest phrase so far is "Mommy, Bethany need chips". They both like to sing the song Alleluia. They will go around singing it all the time. Brandel turned three in November complete with singing, balloons, presents and cake. It was a highlight for him.

Thank you for all your prayers and gifts. We are extremely blessed and protected by the Lord.
Sincerely,
Marilyn, Clint, Brandel and Bethany

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Mailing Address:
Clint & Marilyn Hanley
Tasba Raya Adventist Clinic (TRAC)
Colegio Adventista Porteño
Bo Peter Ferrera
Bilwi - RAAN, Puerto Cabezes
NICARAGUA - CENTRAL AMERICA

hanley@softhome.net
www.hanleymissions.org

Donation Address:
Goldendale SDA Church
PO Box 71
Goldendale, WA 98620
Check Memo: South American Missions

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weekly update

I think that you all missed out on the last weekly update. I will see if I can find it and resend it.
Marilyn

October 8, 2005
Dear Family,
Hi. This week has gone quickly. Thursday we went to Waspam. I tried to call both Mom and Dad and Katherine. I thought it was costing me every time I dialed so I didn't want to try any more. It turns out they didn't charge me for the calls that didn't go. I am sorry I couldn't get a hold of anyone.
This week also had an experience with a baby being born feet first. It was a scary experience for the people here since often the baby and the mother die. By the time they got me it was too late for the baby. I was able to deliver the baby the rest of the way, which saved the mother's life. So it was a day of sadness and relief at the same time. It was the first time that I have ever seen or helped with such a birth. We didn't have a good start date for the pregnancy so with estimation we thought she had another month. We knew the baby was not in the right position but thought that the baby would turn in the last month (which a lot of babies do). Well it didn't happen because she was farther along than we thought. So that was exciting for me but also sad. We were not able to revive the baby. I am not sure how long the cord had been pinched before I got there.
Bethany got her MMR on Thursday when we went to Waspam. Brandel understood what was happening and talked about how Bethany was going to get a shot and she was going to cry. He has been watching me give shots to sick babies lately. He sees a sick baby coming and he tells me "no shot, baby cry".
More later
Marilyn