Our last day of clinic. I have no idea how this day came so quickly. It seems like just yesterday we were figuring out how to take a shower without making the Dominican bathrooms humid (well ok, maybe we never really figured that one out). Everyone was quite tired today from getting up early for two weeks and being in the hot environment for two weeks. But the team pressed on to have a great last clinic day!
Today we travelled to San Pedro to go to a new church plant. It's only been in their community for two months. The people here were much wealthier than previous villages! We saw a lady with an iPad taking pictures and it reminded us of home! While it was a wealthier village, it still had the touches of Dominican poverty that we are used to-- dirt roads, stick fences, trash in the gutters. But the people are always so nice! Our last day in clinic was one of the best! Christina (one of our clinic leaders) made the comment that we have all figured out how to work the clinic so well that she may be out of a job! This was such a huge compliment for our team since our first day seemed like everyone ran around like a chicken without a head! Our best example of how our team worked together was with a patient named Rosa. She came to the clinic today for shoulder pain but the people in triage noticed she was crying harder than expected. When she was passed along to her physician and medical students, the triage person told them how much Rosa was crying. The physician team healed her shoulder pain but they went a step further-- they asked her about her life, her faith, her family, etc to find out why she was so upset before sending her to Evangelism. When she got to Evangelism, she was still crying. One student in Evangelism noticed and dropped everything to be with her in this moment to talk to her and be with her. After talking to her and working her out of her crying state, she accepted Christ as her savior! Rosa's story isn't uncommon in our clinic-- our team works together so well and our team works for the patient as a whole instead of just their clinic needs. They've been such an asset to these communities and they've been exemplifying the wonderful deeds God can do in the world! Tomorrow we travel to Santo Domingo to unleash our touristy side and see what the city has to offer! Prayers for safe travels and that we may find some good souvenirs for our family (hee hee)!
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