It was our first day in the clinic. We originally planned to setup the night before but the timing simply did not work out so we decided to delay the start of seeing patience until 1pm. Thanks to God's faithfulness and Pastor Pierre's team we actually got started a little after 10am. It took a little time to find a rhythm but we were soon rolling steadily with one group running triage and multiple teams treating patients. We saw all kinds of issues. Lots of stroke, hypertension, various musculoskeletal injuries, several kids with CP and a few mystery cases. The students did an amazing job stepping up and working together to take care of everything they could with just a little help from the clinicians.
God continues to show up in small and big ways. A couple examples are one patient had a wheelchair that had no leg rest and he needed elevating leg rest. The team brought a chair that just happened to have the leg rest and was a perfect fit. Several times children needed braces and we have ones that fit with minimal adjustments. It was exciting to see each individual playing a role and everyone flexing as needed. The team handled the sometimes overwhelming need with grace, compassion, and patience. Praise God for his staying power.
Tonight we were able to move half of the group to the second house and we should now have "reliable" power as well as a little more elbow room.
Continue to pray for us
- pray for rest and continued energy as we move to the second day of clinic.
- pray for safe travels as small groups split off to meet specific needs around the community.
- pray that God continues to fill us as we pour ourselves out on others.
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