Hola amigos y familia,
Today was our first full day in clinic with Peru Mission. Each day this week, we also have orthopedic surgeries running at the hospital during the mornings, as well as some outpatient procedures back at the clinic in the afternoons. We saw one patient for surgery at the hospital in the morning, and we were able to complete two procedures in the afternoon. The patients we saw were very thankful for receiving surgical care that they had been waiting for. In clinic, we had dermatology, pediatrics, and three family medicine physicians and one internist. We were either paired with a physician, helping in the pharmacy, triaging patients as they arrived at the clinic, assisting with clinic flow, or stationed at our evangelism table at the end of the clinic. We saw approximately 90 patients total. All the patients were grateful for the care that they received and welcomed us to the clinic with smiles on their faces. One thing that we have enjoyed is that the clinic shares a courtyard and playground with an elementary school, and we’ve enjoyed getting to play with the children once school lets out for the day. We’ve made a few new little Peruvian friends, and our favorite activity has been fútbol! Two of the members who attend the attached church have prepared traditional Peruvian lunches for us, so we’re eating very well- don’t worry, parents! In addition to providing medical care and getting to learn from the physicians, we offered to pray with our patients at the close of each encounter. Many of us recall some of our patients being moved to tears by the gesture of caring for their spiritual well-being in addition to their physical ailments. Needless to say, it’s been a rewarding experience, and we’re only on day two! We wrapped up our full day of clinic around 5 PM, and a group of us were able to take a walk to the city center in the temperate Trujillo weather. (It’s 65 degrees here... Shoutout to the 95 degree weather back home!) Please continue to pray for us as we contribute to the work God is doing here by trying to help meet the physical and spiritual needs of the Trujillo community. Also, we are including some photos from the past few days in Lima and Trujillo so you can catch up on what we’ve been up to. ¡Buenas noches! CMMA Peru Mission Team
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