The Cultural Portion of the Mission

When we travel to another country to provide medical care, we also want to learn about the people, the culture, and the homeland of the people we are caring for.  We often take a few days to experience our host country after the medical portion of the mission.

After we finished in Jequintinhonha (affectionately named "J-Town" by the mission team members), we traveled to Foz do Iguacu for a few days to experience Iguazu Falls.  On Friday we toured the Brazilian side of the Falls....

and a Bird Park....

...and on Saturday we experienced the Falls from Argentina...

On Saturday evening, we enjoyed dinner and a show featuring dances and music samplings from various Latin America countries.

Before heading home on Sunday, we had a tour of the Itaipu Dam, the largest operating hydroelectric facility in the world and one of the 7 modern wonders of the world.