Reaching Out

Because we did humanitarian dental service for young people of many faiths, it was not unusual to see Catholic nuns sitting in our reception room next to missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Elders and Sister

We had a sweet relationship with the Catholic Nuns.

As we completed our mission, the Catholic school, Villa de los Niños, invited Trudy and I, along with the other dental missionaries to a big celebration honoring us and thanking us for our service to them.

They honored us with a marching band.

They thanked us individually,

and with a huge assembly of boys

who all gave us a raucous cheer.

They played their marimbas.

They danced

and performed.

They demonstrated martial arts

and fed us a delicious lunch.

It was a delight to help them with their dental needs; and we developed a great appreciation for the hard work and kind acts that the nuns did to serve the children in their school. They thanked us, and we thank them!