Wednesday, January 7, 2009

The medical clinic has come to an end....we think!

Greetings-
People keep coming, and coming, and coming....They would not stop. The clinic was to end everyday at 3:30 p.m which in African time means 7:30pm. We ended at that time. We had to pack up our supplies with flashlights (torches). We were walked home with our bodyguards, b/c it was late at night! We feel very safe with the group of helpers, who are teachers in Mitumba, and friends of Pastor Shadrack.
In total we saw 363 people in the clinic. We did this without Chad or Jim. They were busy getting supplies we needed for the orphanage beds. We saw a child who was 3rd degree burned b/c he fell in a pot of boiling water. Chad took him and his mother to the hospital to get checked out. We did not want to handle this case, b/c of the environment we were in, and our Dr's were in agreement with us. We have some amazing pictures of this little boy. His name is Kevin and he is 1year and 8 months old. (totally violated HIPPA-no such thing here, so I don't feel bad!) Please pray for him and his mother.
Today we were able to hand out 179 pairs of shoes. This took several hours. We were told there were going to be 250 kids. Mothers and fathers who had not registered their kids early heard that kids were getting shoes at the REM School, they soon registered their kids so they could get new shoes for the first time ever! There were over 300 kids registered for classes on the first day of school. We have to buy even more b/c there are 31 kids who didn't get shoes today. The Dr. saw all 179 kids today and we gave them de-worming medicine. It was great.
We are all in a pre-burn out state. We have not had a day off since we arrived. Please pray for our strength to get through the rest of this trip. We are doing well as a team, we have learned when our blood sugars are getting low. Thank God for cliff bars, and gum!
We have accomplished more than expected, and the experience has been amazing and more exciting than we could have ever imagined. The work we are doing now is what Chad had envisioned for 2 years from now. We have been tackling so much. God keeps giving us strength to keep pouring ourselves, and our energy to the residents of Mitumba.
We are going to the mother-land for the next couple of days. I hope we don't get eaten!
Keep the Faith-
GOYA Medicals :)

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