Founder of Hospital Vozandes visits us!

Dr. Roberts greeting Blanca and Pastor Gustavo Molina

Dr. Paul Roberts, Graham, Hermann Schirmacher

Last Thursday we had Dr. Paul Roberts, founder of HCJB Global's hospital in Quito come back for a visit. He was invited to give some lectures here in Quito and in Guayaquil. We had a lunch to honour his presence, and enjoyed getting to know him a bit. In case you didn't know, he is Canadian, currently living in Toronto :-).

He has just written a book telling some of the stories of his life. If you are interested in getting a copy let us know - I'm not sure yet how they are being distributed, but I'm certain we can find out.

A few years ago Dr. Roberts was honoured by the Ecuadorian government for his work in improving health care in the country. He was made an honorary citizen and given passport #1. He now serves Ecuador as a Consul in Canada.

Graham meets the Mayor

As you saw in our previous post, the rains have created a huge sinkhole in Quito. On Saturday Graham went down to take some pictures. While touring the site he and Hermann Schirmacher ran into the Mayor of Quito! (The young lady with Graham is Tamara, Hermann's daughter.) Our flickr site has a series of pictures showing the work being done. The mayor told us they expect it to be a year long project to get traffic flowing normally again.

Huge hole in Quito

We have had a lot of rain this winter, and up until now the most affected areas were on the coast. But yesterday the rains caused the collapse of a road and several landslides. The damage has been severe enough the Minister of Education cancelled classes today and tomorrow for all schools in metropolitan Quito.