Mobile Dental Unit and Medicines
From Dave Johnson November 2007
The MDU (mobile dental unit) is stocked very well for the dentists. Of course there are times we may be short of specific items but over all God has provided supplies very well. Dentists are able to come and do most procedures with the supplies in stock. (Amalgam, Composite, Extractions, Cleanings and even an occasional Root Canal) Many dentists like their own hand pieces so we encourage dentist to bring their own. We do have two high speed and one low speed hand piece on the MDU. The MDU also has a dental x-ray unit for use when needed.
We have and will continue to use some of the funds to purchase supplies (medicine and medical equipment) for the medical staff who serve with us in San Vicente. I have the same problem you have in bringing drugs across the border. I can not afford to lose my car and pay fines over such things as drugs. As I wrote earlier we do have a fair supply of Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Amoxicillin, and to a lesser degree a variety of other treatment meds. I am very willing to use some of the funds to purchase needed meds but I am not a medical person and need some assistance to know the meds most needed by the Doc's. We do find that each doctor has different favorite meds they like to use. We also purchae all meds in Mexico. We do need to have some funds for the mission base for on going expenses. (City water, electrical service, taxes, improvements and repairs to the mission base.) I believe God has allowed our base to make tremendous progress since we arrived but there is still much work needed to make the base more comfortable for teams and even for us. We live in an old RV which many people have said they would not live in but we are very content. We do have plans for a mission house which will belong to Mex Med and will allow a family to live in when we leave at some point in the future. We plan to be here for several more years and will only move on when God directs and/or we are not physically able to serve in this ministry. Color Legend:
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