Consuela Hernandez is 80 something years old. She was abandoned in the streets not far from the National Hospital Chalchuapa.
It was dark as Maria Fernanda and her dad left their home in Guatemala city to make the 6 hour drive to the Chalchuapa area in neighboring El Salvador.
hmi missions el salvador group
For a week, the Health Missions International team volunteered in Santa Ana to repair and reconstruct noses, palates and cleft lips.
hmi missions el salvador operating room
Physicians in blue and green scrubs scurrying through the sterile white halls prepping for surgery.  English and Spanish is spoken through a translator assisting at every juncture continuing  into the operating room.