May 20-27, 2014
“Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
We started with a prayer before heading off to the village of Despeezo.
We left a little later because it had rained the night before, and we were hoping the roads would dry out a little and be easier to maneuver.
We had to set up the entire clinic again and everyone went to work putting up canopies, tarps and assembling the stands that hold the shoe bags filled with medicines.
We decided to move the pharmacy location because on the first day we had some “bottlenecks” in that area. I think the space was too small and the shoe bags were not hanging as open as they could, making it difficult to see all of the medicines at a glance. This move really helped the entire clinic run more efficiently.
Daniella was a huge help in the pharmacy area.
It didn’t take long before we were ready to see our first patient.
Our volunteer team included: Kentrina and Fred Zirkle, Alice Weerstra, Jordanie Mertil, Kaeli Fletcher, Caron Allen, Cheryl Lucero, Lana and Charlie Shumaker and Sarah Jerrell. Each day the team members were ready to battle the heat and bugs in order to help the least of these.
Charlie was there to check the dossiers.
Everyone had a job and knew exactly what to do.
We went right to seeing patients, and so far the clinic had been pretty smooth without any real difficult cases.
We saw a lot of fungus problems in wound care.
This little girl had a problem area all over her head.
Often the children cry and do not want our care, but we always press on to provide the necessary treatment.
Grandma had a problem with her feet and toes.
Sarah and I helped to fill prescriptions.
The moms were glad to get a sack of life-saving medicines.
This little girl below had a terribly swollen area behind her ear. We asked her mother to bring her back the next day and we would have the necessary tools to lance the infection.
Someone had gone after this little girl with a pair of scissors years ago.
Bobby and I were so proud of this team. They all worked so hard and even when they were hot and tired, they kept seeing patient after patient.
Bobby was right there praying over the patients as they left the clinic.
Just like the day before, we fed the families.
This little one was happy to have a plate full of food.
I helped this lady get a plate of food.
These children were happy to share a plate of “ti pa nou.”
All in all, the clinic went smoothly with no unusual cases. We left day two thinking that the next day would be pretty easy with very few patients to see. Since the roads were bad, the plan was to do a half day of clinic, and have a crusade in the afternoon to make sure the team got back to Love A Child safely before dark. Make sure you check back soon to see what happened on the last day of clinic.
Love,
Sherry
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