Tuesday - Day two in the clinic!

Today was our last day at Shalom clinic. We expected to fix a lot of wheelchairs, similar to the prior day. Some of us were, as Sam and Devon were tasked with putting together a wheelchair from 20 years ago. It required blood sweat and tears. Instead, for Denae, Sierra and Eric, it was filled with a lot of hands on experience. From the start of the day, we took lead taking the patient's history and initiating treatment. It was a little intimidating at first but we gained more and more confidence as we went on. By the end of the day, we were treating patients by ourselves. It was one of these patients where we made a very special connection.

We met our patient, Angelica, after lunch. Most of the PT's were busy and we were behind so we took the patient back to begin taking her history. By this time in the day we gained enough confidence in ourselves that we decided to continue with treatment. We fit her with a cane and some new shoes which provided a major improvement to her gait. Besides the improvement to her mobility, Angelica was extremely grateful for receiving treatment. This patient has never received physical therapy for her stroke nearly 20 years ago. She expressed her thanks while becoming emotional in telling us her story. I believe each one of us in the room became emotional in the moment. We felt a part of Angelica's story now and prayed with her before she left. It was moments like these that inspired me to come on this trip.

The day was full of laughs as well. Caleb, Ethan and Kailyn treated one little girl named Chamila. She was 4 years old and had Spina Bifida. As they were fitting her for AFO's, she tattled on Caleb for sticking his tongue out at her. Everyone laughed and made the situation fun. 

Please continue to pray for health and wellness for the team members. 
Please pray for the group tomorrow as we venture to a new clinic.

"Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God" Hebrews 13:16. 

PS - never eat 100% choco chocolate.