Two hundred folks from the area are seeing better through the generosity of God’s Eyes International and the work of many at Coronado Bible Church.  God’s Eyes is based in Atlanta, Georgia and goes around the world making and distributing prescription eye glasses for those who can’t afford them.  The team spent two days in Bejuco at local churches and one day at the elementary school in the mountain village of Picacho.  In the three days God’s Eyes served our community, we assisted over 200 folks – offering them eye examinations and prescription glasses as needed – and witnessed some great stories as people literally saw their families for the first time.

Madge was mixing her third vodka tonic, while a report on a typhoon in the Philippines was showing on CNN International. That was the only “real” news that was available from Sky TV. She couldn’t stand to watch “those bigots and right wingers” on FOX, which was the only other English language news available. Jerry was too cheap to buy a better package that included the BBC. No problem, she planned to switch the television off soon and then grab a book and read herself to sleep.

At that moment, Jerry walked through the front door of their apartment. Madge did a double take at her watch. Her husband then called out and said “Hi honey; I’m home.”  For the past few weeks, he seldom arrived home before eight even nine p.m., but there he was kissing her on the cheek at 5:45.

Come and join all your friends and make new ones on Saturday, 18 September at the Altos del Maria Activity Center for a fun afternoon of Bingo.  The games will start at 4:00 and go until approximately 6:00. The price of Bingo cards is 3 for $1.00 OR 50 cents each and they will be sold at the event.  Prizes as well as cash awards (25% and 50% of the proceeds of that game) will be given out to the lucky winners.  Beer, wine, Rum, Margaritas and soda will be on sale throughout the games.  Seating is limited so buy your tickets in advance for only $3.00.

With the rising cost of health care in First world countries, and medical systems burdened in bureaucracy,  many people are finding it cheaper and easier to travel to another country to have their medical needs met. With an aging baby boomer world population, the medical tourism industry has seen an increase in recent years. Panama is one of the countries experiencing a boom in medical vacations.

Panama's association with the United States of a hundred years or more has left an influence on its health care system. From a medical point of view, Panama is said to share similarities in facilities, practices and procedures. Also a large number of doctors and medical staff are trained in the US. Moreover Panama's proximity to many US and Canadian destinations, make it the country of choice for many patients travelling out of their home countries for medical procedures.

Extraordinary high tides in excess of 18 feet on Panama’s Pacific Coast, starting Monday, August 9, have brought a tide alert from the country’s civil defense agency Sinaproc.  High tide Monday will be at about 9 p.m., and the warning said the unusually high tides will last for nearly a week. Any heavy rains during that period could cause higher-than-usual flooding.

The agency has warned people to take appropriate precautions, especially those living in areas prone to flooding.

Source:  Newsroompanama.com