A Letter From Nick Kladtis

>>Hello friends of missions,I am glad to inform you about the sucsess of a >dental group I took to Peru,from Nov 11th 2005 to Nov 22nd Nov 2005.They >provided free dental care in several centers of that country.My daughter >Christine kladitis Berger and three other Canadians who live and work in >Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands,payed their own travel expences,plus gave alot >of medecin vitamins and clothes to many poor people who could not otherwise >effort it.I prepared their itenarery,booked their travels within Peru by >plane,train,bus and boat in the heart of the Amazon.They provided dental >help without dental chairs,electricity or running water,many times.They are >to be comented for their friendliness,love care and generosity they showed >to so many people.>Most of their customers were our church people,in Indiana >Iquitos,Cusco,Paramonga,Piura and Sullana.Our Pastors helped us alot to >find comunity medical posts to see the patients and advertised the >events.In Piura,two of our assistance got sick with food poisoning and >could not come to work.When we got to the clinic there where alot of people >waiting,so Dr Thacker,Christine,myself and pastor Mauro,worked from 9.a.m. >to 9.p.m.until we saw the last patient.The doctor and Christine pulled >teeth,pastor Mauro was in charge with disinfecting the instrements,and I >was shining the flush light in the patients mouth.Lunch time sister Vera >and some other sisters prepared a lovely lunch for us,but no one wanted to >eat.we just ate a couple of crackers and continued working to the end.In >all centers,we had mostly dificult extractions,where peoples teeth were >rutted down level with the gum.They had to cut open the gum to get the >roots out.Every one received pain killers and a tooth brush.Also young >ladies came to have their front teeth extracted because they had cavities >and they were painfull.These teeth could have been saved if they were >treated and filled,but they said they have no maney for filling,so they >would rather have them extracted.Christine and Dr,Thacker gave them money >to have their teeth filled.The whole team were very impressed with the >contact of our pastors and our church people.At the same time our people >were very impressed with their love and generosity and promissed to keep >praying for them.>They promissed to do it again next year.>Nick.