La Clinica Tercera Dia

Whew, day 3 ready to be blogged.....



The day again started with similar overtones to Tuesday, with the most common thread being sickness. Most of the team has something going on, some worse than others. Our prayers were answered, however, and the temperature moderated today with a recorded high of a temperate 108. We arrived at clinic just a little later after leaving the hotel under the durress of a police officer wanting to write a ticket for not moving the bus fast enough and quickly started seeing patients. The pace improved today and the flow was consistent. We ran out of several reading glasses yesterday and today purchased another 140 pairs to distribute from a local "market". The optical team has distributed nearly 500 pairs of readers and almost 400 pairs of sunglasses! Still no operational dental unit, but that service continues to see high demand and many have been served with diagnostic treatments, flossing and brushing instruction and extractions to name just a few. A quick tally shows our team has consumed nearly 600 liters of water since Monday, with only some being poured directly down peoples backs! Additionally, the pharmacy appears to have metered meds appropriately and our supplies should be in good shape going into the final day of clinic, having filled nearly 2500 scripts. Photo is a great ministry opportunity as is bringing great joy to the people of Condevilla. Summing up day three, we served 395 patients and to date we have heard of over 50 commitments to christ since the beginning of clinic.

While all of this has been great one of the sweetest times of the trip came after the clinic closed. This was the first time our team decided to stay in Condevilla for dinner and what a decision it turned out to be! We cleaned up the clinic and it was transformed into a first class banquet hall complete with everything necessary for the band to plug in! And that they did...The Peruvians had planned for weeks for this evening and put together the best community building experience you could have imagined. We literally threw a first class PARTY with our brothers and sisters from the church in Condevilla! Young were dancing with old, some were dancing on chairs, others were in the conga line and everyone was sweating on the floor for the better part of two hours. Throw in 20 Dominator pizzas from Dominoes, a whole bunch of Inca Cola and Guarana and we had a blast. We built community like never before and were humbled to be acknowledged by the small gifts we received from them. Pictures and video will be plentiful. It was nothing short of a monumental God sighting!

Prayer requests

1. Our team needs to be feeling better. Please pray for improved health.

2. Pray that our supplies will be sufficient to treat each patient that comes through the last day of clinic.

3. Pray that weather continues to be moderate and winds continue to blow

Thanks for sharing this experience with us. Dios te bendiga!

Team Condevilla 2009