What does it mean to do a medical clinic?

While we are having a day of rest on the shores of Lake Victoria, I wanted to update you on last week. We were in a place called Ekerenyo. We have helped friends from Indiana at this clinic for several years.
Hundreds of people come each day. There are clinical officers from the local hospital who come. But there are so many volunteers who are helping from the local church.
We had our dear friend Dr. Smith and his cohort Lisa who are the greatest dental team. There was a young lady about to begin her last year of dental school as well, Meghan, who was a part of that team.
What we soon realized was that everyone was willing to be a jack of all trades. Wiley and Wingate assisted their Dad in the dental area. Even I held the hand of a young girl who was terribly afraid - even more afraid than I am of the dentist.
I'll try to describe this with pictures.

It means that even if you are not a "medical professional" you will see people with tumors and goiters etc that often can be fixed - but some cannot. Helen was referred to the hospital, and we are waiting to hear the surgeons report.

It means on the fly TLC and help for a busted lip.

It means learning new skills. This is a portable refractor that allowed us to fit hundreds of patients with eyeglasses.

It means that we were able to fit hundreds of people ( thanks to your donations) with reading glasses.

It means sharing love and learning to say God Bless you in many different tribal languages.

It means making friends with a chameleon while you wait for the dental instruments to be sterlized.


This is just a very quick recap of what happens in a clinic. We are blessed.... to have such a great team and to have the Lord right by our side.