Today was a good day! We are off to a good start! We went to Montecristy and treated about 30 patients from the community and the nursing home. We broke into four teams with differing roles.
Camille and Kristen B. worked with Dr. Bob doing triage. They met patients and conducted interviews to determine if they could benefit from physical therapy. They also performed other necessary medical tasks included taking blood pressure, giving steroid shots and even extracting foreign objects from people’s ears! Kristin F. and Yemisi worked with Lauren treating mostly orthopedic patients. One of their patients was an 82 year young woman. She was experiencing joint pain throughout her body because she walks door-to-door sharing the gospel with her community! They were encouraged to be able to meet both physical and spiritual needs by massaging her muscles and praying for endurance both which will allow her to continue her work in the village. Brittney and Catherine helped Leigh Ann treat mainly stroke patients. They had the opportunity to lead a 91 year old man named Juan to the Lord! Even though he had language deficits from a stroke, the Lord was not limited by this barrier to reach his heart. We were encouraged to welcome this brother into the family and get him connected with the local church. Dylan and Beth assisted Andrew with a variety of patients. They had numerous opportunities to pray with people and met some professing believers as well as some who were resistant to the gospel. One woman walked in with a large open diabetic foot ulcer on her heel. After cleaning the wound they were able to provide her with dressings for her wound and diabetic shoes. Today’s challenges came in the form of language barriers. We did have Spanish to English translators but several of the patients spoke Creole and could not understand the translators. We were still able to treat these patients, but our communication just required more charades! Please pray for us as we go to the MUSA Hospital - that we will see people through God’s eyes (1 Samuel 16:7) -that we will have discernment in treating patients and determining correct diagnosis -that we will continue to have good health and stamina Mosquitos smashed to date: 233
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