Medical

  • 7th Annual Surgical Mission

    Opal House and Fidago Island Rotary pediatric orthopedic surgical week from March 4th till March 11th. A team of five foot and ankle surgeons and two pediatric orthopedic surgeons and 3 anesthesiologists performed 34 major bone surgeries on poor children and a few adults with serious orthopedic deformities, many of them congenital.  This no charge […]

  • Ernesto’s Story

    Saving Ernesto In the beginning, Opal House had two wonderful students attending our Bible afternoon classes and morning breakfast feeding program. Sandra age 7 and Paola age 9 were the beginning of what Opal House wanted to do for the community in Guatemala. The girls stopped attending regularly or only one would show up at […]

  • Surgery Week

    Surgery Team 2014 This past week was surgery week! Every year, in February, a group of 15-20 doctors come to Opal House/Guatemala and perform surgeries for the children of Guatemala. This is the biggest week of the year for all! These doctors are Pediatrists, Orthopedists, X-Ray Techs, and some nurses. The main problems the people […]