On Saturday I went with Naomi over to the Boswell's house in the San Pedro area of Davao. (At least, I believe that's where I was :-) It gets a little confusing after while of where I am)

Mordecia (not sure if the spelling is correct, but his name is pronounced MOR-DE-KY and KY as in KYLA.) is a medical missionary from Africa and he is a dentist. There are so many Filipinos here who have infections in their teeth and teeth that are rotting away. Once again, most of it is due to lack of hygiene and also eating a lot of sugar. Evidently Filipinos consume a lot of sugary foods, candy, and lots of white rice (which turns right into sugar) in addition to not caring for their teeth.

So, Mordecia set up his instruments and offered his services for free to many Filipinos that evening. He numbed their mouths and gave them advil. One of the ladies had to have 20 of her teeth pulled that evening. Poor thing!!