Praise the Lord, all three of them (Stephen, Joseph and Hayden) received the first anti-rabies vaccination today. They will receive the second one on Friday.
The injections are normally given on Day 0 (bite day), Day 3 (which will be Friday here), Day 7 and Day 14. Everyone will be back "home" by Day 7 and 14 and will be able to finish the protocol at that time.
Needless to say, your prayers were heard and God moved a huge mountain for us. I called the US Embassy to see if they would be able to help and they were able to put us in contact with "the" Minister of Health of Nicaragua--I'd say God let us go straight to the top. In fact, my embassy contact said that if Ms. Gonzalez couldn't help us, then the guys would have to return to the states for treatment.
Not sure what she did, but by about 5:30 p.m., Ms. Gonazlez let us know that Dr. Gamez would be awaiting our visit and he had on hand one shot for each of them. Much to their relief, they got the shot in their arms, not in their bellybuttons. They all heard quite a few "horror stories" today. We came back and joined the rest of the team at the campaign tonight.
Thank you for praying! God is our healer, protector and very present help in time of trouble.
