The clinic we visited today was in the El Arado community (I think thats right). Its about 45 minutes from our location at the Manna House. To me, it looks like this community is in the mountains somewhere, living in extreme poverty. Modern technology hasn't really reached the area yet. We visited this clinic last year.
The cool thing today (one of the many cool things I should say!) was talking to the ladies who worked there and started up the clinic on their own. It's very impressive to see God do great things through someone! However, this clinic is only open 2 days a weak, and I was told that the doctor will usually see about 65 patients per day.. insane! So, I really gained an appreciation for their hard work that went into such a passionate dream of theirs.
Once we got to the clinic, we set up the hygiene unit and pharmacy. Our pharmacy supplies were just added to the already existing pharmacy the clinic had. We brought our 2 doctors with us, with one of them specifically focusing on prenatal care. We ran the triage, helped pull patient files, assisted the doctors, and the pharmacy in getting the medicine out and in the correct doses. In our hygiene unit, today, we were able to wash many children's feet and washed a lot of hair for poor little girls who had lice. It really humbles you seeing how much basic medical care can make a difference in their lives. We treated a lot of cuts and open wounds today in our hygiene unit.
We ended our day at the clinic around 2. Two of our team members had planned a very small scale VBS for this afternoon. I was washing feet so I was late to them getting started, along with a few others! Our team members played with the kids before we got started and oh what a site that was. These kid's look SO happy that someone was willing to play with them and give them some attention. We then worked on making Salvation bracelets for all the children. If I wasn't already in love with these kids, then I definitely would have been after this experience. Whenever I would sit down or have a child come up to me, we typically made the bracelets together. It was such a sweet and tender moment for me being able to share something so wonderful with them and having them smile back at me. I even had a few little girls hunt me down to take some pictures of them because they were just so excited about the bracelets we had made. We had a team member translate for the children to explain what the different colored beads on the bracelet meant. She then prayed with them, and I just felt so blessed to be in His presence in that moment! All in all we had around 200 kids show up. That's 200 kids who heard the good news of Jesus Christ, and for some it may have been the first time ever that they had heard it.
Today has been a great first day and I'm excited for the rest of the trip to see what else God has in store for me and the team!
Tomorrow, our team will be splitting up into 2 groups, one focusing on a strictly prenatal clinic, while the other half sets up their own general clinic at a different location. And then tomorrow afternoon we get to go zip-lining! So far, this trip has far exceeded by expectations and I couldn't be happier!
I posted some pictures below from today and I will be posting again tomorrow night!
Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for The Lord, not for human masters
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