Update August 26, 2022 (update from Eric): 

The group that visited us from Guastatoya made an excellent video! Huge thanks to them for sharing it with us:  https://fb.watch/f7K3bDY4kV/.   It is definitely worth watching!

 

Update August 25, 2022 (updates from Eric): 

So far, it's been a busy week for IMS, fitting people for their new prosthetics!  So this will be a long post with quite a few photos.  For even more photos, please go to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/444644079017550?sorting_setting=CHRONOLOGICAL

 

Today:

Another one delivered today! Also a utensil/pencil holder. He recently suffered this loss and this should help get him going again.

 

And another arm given today!   He took to using it right away! Bayron, we pray it serves you very well.   Also a very big thank you to Iglesia Alfa Y Omega for your generous donation!

 

 

 

 

August 24:

Just got these great pictures in from yesterday. What a great day! We also gave him a utensil holder and a pen holder. He was able to start writing with it quickly! He's going to do well.

August 23:

What a morning! Delivered arms for five people, one young man received two, and measured someone for another. I didn't really get much for pictures as we were so busy in our small space but there was a photographer with the group and he took a lot of good ones and some video as well. When he shares them with us we will post them here! A lot of smiles, hugs and handshakes. May you all find them very useful!

 

August 22:

 One of our hands at work! So happy to see it being used.

 

 

 Update August 20, 2022 (update from Eric): 

Waiting for their new users, been a busy week for all of us! 8 in all.

 

  

 We've been busy this last week! Monica building...

 

 

 

 Update August 11, 2022 (updates from yesterday from Eric):

We attended a dedication service for the new home today. Family, neighbor, some of the crew and his pastor and pastors wife. Very nice time with a snack and some cake! God bless you all!

 

 

Back at the office: Monica has been busy building! Two down and more coming.

 

 

  Update August 9, 2022 (updates from Eric):  

A view of the old walkway when it was dry and now the present!

 

 

 

Such a world of difference! There's now a sheltered walk between his house and the bathroom. A safe secure walking surface all around! Just a week ago it was some low partial walls and a lot of mud. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thank you so much to the crew who pulled this together! The great crew and the new resident...

 

 

 

There will be a dedication ceremony in the morning!

 

Earlier update from today:

Well it's a wet rainy morning and we hope they can get the house finished this morning. Meanwhile the printer just keeps printing. Five hours to go on a seventeen hour print!

 

Have a specially designed hand and three lower arms ahead as well as fitting in that first upper arm final assembly. One more part to track down for that!

 

 

Update August 8, 2022:

 The house is almost ready!  See below for the final steps that were made today...

Update from Eric: More work on the house, hoping the rain will hold off! Now a floor, three walls, the roof, walkway overhangs and improving the shared bathroom. What a great crew!

 

Lots of concrete work and our new resident comes for a visit with his mother. No more muddy walkways or dirt and mud tracked in. An area with a safe surface to move about on as he is blind. Tomorrow should finish it!  A huge blessing for them.

 

 

 

 

 Update August 5, 2022 (updates from Eric):

Got to say this crew really gets it done! Really coming along. The rock has been hauled by hand and the floor area filled along with leveling the walkway outside. Since the soon to be resident is blind we want to make sure there's no obstacles. The roof is complete and so far no rain today. Rita's car is being used for truck duty.   A big thank you to Rita and all the crew!!!

 

August 4, 2022: 

Here's the great group of people here today to be measured! Much work ahead but that's a good thing.

 

  What a busy day at Rita's Office! We delivered two arms, Abel and Sandra, and measured five more. The young boy is going to need some custom design work that we will try and find help for. Pray for the right person to help! Here's Sandra and Abel.

 

 

 

The house progresses despite mud and rain but it's cleared up some. Rita is using her car as a lumber truck!

 

Progress on the house since lunch! The roof is going to be on today and the fill rock has arrived. That all gets moved to the house by hand.

 

 

August 3, 2022:

A great day as we delivered a new arm to Armando! He tells us that this will be a big help for corn planting which left his arm black and blue since losing his hand. He had also figured out how much easier it was going to be to sharpen his machete now. He is taking to it quickly and will be doing many tasks with it very soon!    Thank you God we can do this for people who need them.

 

 

And at the worksite:  days of rain and a lot of mud. This location has no vehicle access so everything has to be carried in on foot!