Today was long and exhausting but so much good was done and above all, God was seen so much during our work through the medical clinic. After breakfast this morning, we got the Montero all packed up with tables, chairs, curtains and lots of medical supplies and then we piled into a taptap. Riding in that thing felt kind of like a rollercoaster ride. It was bumpy, scary at times but, overall, it was fun and super safe I promise. We were told to expect lots of mud when we showed up at the site, but God is so good! We showed up at the clinic site and the ground was so dry. The pastor even took initiative and covered some of the bad spots of the church where the clinic was held so that we wouldn’t have to worry about sinking into the grime. He even set up a few tables, curtains for Dr. Dominique to look at patients behind, and lots of chairs to get us started up almost immediately. Hannah and I were stationed at our make shift pharmacy. It was sometimes frustrating trying to figure out what was what or how much to give but it went really well. I stayed behind at the pharmacy table while Hannah assisted Dr. Dominique so Anthony would kind of know what to do. A little while later Hannah called me in to help a patient. They were going to check her to see if she was ready to have a baby because she described how her term was going and said that a watery substance was coming out. Thank the Lord it was not time! We were in no state to deliver a baby in that kind of setting. God is so good!
Shortly after that incident, Hannah and I went to the intake table to get their vitals like blood pressure, blood sugar, age, weight, and their chief complaint. Almost all of their symptoms sounded identical sometimes. Many of them had issues with stomach pain, yeast infection, headache, flu symptoms, etc. They pretty much covered all of the bases medically. We didn’t think that we would be able to see all 75 patients but we did only by the grace of God. After we got cleaned up, we had an opportunity to pray with the pastor who was so grateful for the work we had done for his little community to keep them healthy and living longer.
Though all of us are physically and mentally drained from our day, we are all so happy to serve the community. Please continue to pray for continued strength for our team as we continue on the last few days of our trip. Also continued prayer for Fritznel and healing in his hand and growth as a new Christian. Finally, please continue to pray for Tamara as we look into medical care for her tomorrow. Thank you so much for your prayer and support thus far in our trip.
- Morgan
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