by Kschmidt@refugeinternational.org | Jul 9, 2020 | Our Patients
Cruz Ajqui Ixquiactep, a shy, quiet 27-year-old from Xojola (pronounced “show-ho-la”), came to the Chocolá clinic during our July mission trip for a consult on a possible small hydrocele. During the exam, however, Refuge International volunteer Dr. Jason Murry noted... 
by Kschmidt@refugeinternational.org | Jul 8, 2020 | Our Patients
Refuge International met Abner Cordova and his family during a mission trip in San Raymundo, Guatemala in February, 2018. The Cordovas live in the municipality of Baja Verapaz, a rural area approximately 2 hours from San Raymundo, where most families (including the... 
by Kschmidt@refugeinternational.org | Jul 7, 2020 | Our Patients
I met Gregorio during the summer of 2011. I was serving as a proselyting missionary in Chinique, Quiche. When I met Gregorio, he was living in a house made of cardboard. The walls and ceiling were made of cardboard boxes that had been unfolded, supported by some sort... 
by Kschmidt@refugeinternational.org | Jul 6, 2020 | Our Patients
Despite prior surgical procedures, Angel Hernandez-Torres had two large cysts on his legs that had grown back for a third time. So once again, Angel went to his local hospital to have them removed. He handed the clerk his money, took a seat in the waiting room and... 
by Kschmidt@refugeinternational.org | Jul 5, 2020 | Our Patients
In September 2014, 6-year-old Elena Cocom walked into our clinic in Chocolá with a mass the size of a baseball above her right eye. Six months prior, Elena’s father, Domingo, discovered a shallow scrape on his daughter’s forehead and dismissed it as a typical... 
by Kschmidt@refugeinternational.org | Jul 4, 2020 | Our Patients
Refuge International volunteers met Katarina for the first time at the Chocolá clinic in 2015. After standing in a long line of patients waiting her turn to see the doctor, Katarina limped to our exam table and lifted her skirt to reveal a beautifully carved wooden...
