Hola! Today we visited the village of Monte Criste. Our Briarwood Fellows were able to be with numerous Haitian migrants. The majority of their time was spent going door to door to evangelize as well as provide food for those in need! The fellows were allowed to share what they call “Holy Week” via visual demonstration to share the gospel as well as share the story of David and Goliath. After completing their outreach to the community, local kids from the village came up to sing in creole and quoted Psalm 23. By the grace of God, 20-30 people were allowed to hear the good news of Christ via the “bridge of life” as a way to spread the gospel. It has been such an encouraging day, and we pray the seed the Lord has planted will begin to produce fruit. While in the village of Monte Criste, PT/OT visited a nursing home that was attached to a church. PT was allowed to set up in the church for the individuals from the community to receive therapy, while the rest of the team treated the residents in the nursing home. During this time, OT was allowed to assess how residents completed eating as well as address stroke deficits. PT was able to provide new equipment to improve functional mobility for the people of the Dominican. After lunch, the PT/OT students set up group therapy in the day room for the residents to complete exercises. The residents were excited and eager to participate! Towards the end of the exercises, various songs were sung in English and Spanish to glorify Christ. This was such a powerful moment to see how universal the love of Christ and worship can be. Spiritually, it was encouraging to pray for these individuals and share the gospel as well as witness a woman come to Christ. Being able to treat individuals physically as well as spiritually has been so humbling. We pray that we are able to carry the burdens of our sisters and brothers in the Dominican and that they were able to see our love for Christ. As for the PA students, they spent their time visiting the nursing home residents in their room and were able to treat a severe sacral wound for a non-ambulatory man. Additionally, the PA students gave steroid injections in the knee of the pastor and first lady of the church. It was encouraging to be able to serve their community as well as pray that they continued to spread the good news of Christ. Today was our last day in clinic, and while our time has been short, it has been a blessing to be the hands and feet of Jesus. He has given us the ability to love the people of the Dominican and be vulnerable in so many ways that we never imagined. We pray that we continue to carry these same sentiments when we return to the U.S. We are thankful for the translators who worked alongside us and they will be missed tremendously. Although our days at the clinic have ended, we look forward to a day of fellowship tomorrow at Catalina Island!
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