We Arrive at the Hospital

When we arrive at the hospital at 7 am Sunday morning, we are greeted by a number of families waiting outside. A non-profit organization in Santa Marta, UNIMA (short for Unidos Por Un Manana Sananda Los Ninos Hoy -- United for Tomorrow, Healing the Children Today), is the contact organization with Healing the Children in the US. They have notified families throughout Colombia that a medical team from the US will be arriving.
We don't know how long they have been waiting, but some have traveled over 8 hours to be here. Many of them live in the rural areas of Colombia, where they have to walk to the nearest small town in order to catch a bus and then another bus and so on....
We are happy to see each other.