BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!!!  Holy cow, today was busy!  We saw a ton of people (it felt like).  We put in another 10 hour day.  The kids are working in shifts, and it's working out well.  The kids get pretty tired after about 4-5 hours working in the clinic.  In their down time, they are practicing their violin and they have to do some homework for school over the summer.  The rest of their free time is spent playing outside (soccer, throwing the football, or going for walks).  They have been really good help in the clinic and their picking up on all the interworking of a Dental Clinic.  Logan, Makayla, and Maddison are all doing very great.  Maddison seems to be taking the most interest in things.  They've all seen some interesting cases come through the clinic.  What's crazy about the Tongan people is they have hard rock enamel on most of the their teeth, but inside their teeth, they are "bombed" out.  Meaning that the enamel is intact, but when you look at the x-ray, the whole inside is decayed.  It's the strangest thing.  We have a number of young kids that are coming in that have unrestorable teeth that we have to take out.  I had one girl today (about 15 years old) that came in that said she has been crying every night for the last couple of months or so because she has a tooth that has been hurting her.  I asked her how she's been dealing with it and she said that she cries for a little bit and then is able to get a few hours of sleep before it starts to throb again.  I got her numb, went and saw another patient, when I came back, she was asleep.  Poor girl.  I'm hoping she has some good rest tonight!  :)

This is Elder (Dr.) and Sister Johns.  They are some of the greatest people this planet has ever had!  They work their tails off to serve these people.  They are serving a 2 year mission in this clinic.  Both of them have to deal with so much every day in the clinic.  There are constant struggles with equipment, supplies, people to help, etc.  They deal with it so well and have the patience of Job.  They have taught me and the rest of the family to "do what you can with what you have".   They work crazy hours Monday through Friday and are making an incredible difference for these people. 

These are the Tongan youth of the church that are practicing for the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Tongan mission.  They are doing a large cultural celebration in August.  It was really cool to see them practicing.

A little game of "SPOONS" before bedtime.  The final 4 players!  I was taking the picture.  Heidi and Ella went off to bed.  Heidi told us to not stay up too late, BUT, you have to finish the game, SOOOO - we finished and ...........

 The final 2, and Makayla was kind enough to let me WIN.  Enjoy the moment because it won't last.  Next game, Dad will get beat by ......  probably Heidi.

We hope you're all well!  Have a great day!