Had you been with us in clinic today, you would have heard not one, not two, but three very loud thuds. A beloved member of our team (who wishes to remain anonymous at this time), managed to fall off her stool on three separate occasions, eventually breaking the stool and providing the whole team with comedic relief. She set the tone for the day by just rolling with the punches. This small hiccup foreshadowed the chaos that was to come. Upon arriving at the church, we surveyed the building, noting that it provided the biggest space challenge to date. In the words of Chip and Joanna Gaines, it was utterly lacking an open concept. We set up several different stations, with medical in the living room, evangelism in the backyard, and pharmacy in the church’s small kitchen.
The morning was fairly low key, but once word got out, the people came in droves. We had a particularly rambunctious crowd in the afternoon, and I’m not going to lie, there was some shouting and very angry Dominicans who didn’t quite understand the concept of waiting patiently. Thankfully our faithful bouncer Shadrack kept everyone in line and restored order in no time. On the medical front, our most popular complaint was once again “gripe,” closely followed by hypertension and diabetes. Our luckiest students got to perform their first exams on some very private areas and thankfully, they lived to tell the tale. Andrew, one of our new team members who happens to be a wonderful physical therapist, made a huge difference in the lives of several patients with chronic pain. He was completely booked for the day and treated patients for pain spanning from their head to their toes. In perhaps the highlight of the day, Matthew singlehandedly ran the children’s ministry, which just happened to be all girls (see photo above). He was a wonderful sport as the girls practiced their braids and tried their hardest to style his short hair. It’s really too bad he didn’t have more hair for them to work with. On a more serious note, the evangelism team helped lead two people to Christ today. After a time of sharing the Gospel and prayer, God’s family gained two new members. After a long day, we packed up and headed home for SCORE night. The evening featured several missionary testimonies, worship, and a very spirited message from a local pastor. We concluded the night with a rousing version of happy birthday. HBD Scott…we’re so glad you endured our beautiful singing voices.
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