Dearest friends and family,
Friday was quite the day. We prayed that throughout this week we would be flexible and patient -- ask & ye shall receive. We were certainly put in a situation in which we had to exhibit flexibility and patience. We departed for clinic around 7:30am and didn't get off the bus until 10 or 10:30. Our bus drivers took a wrong turn & we got pretty hopelessly lost, eventually pulling off to figure out where we were and where we needed to go. We likely looked pretty silly standing on the side of the road in our scrubs, every color of the rainbow you can imagine. The boys have taken to wearing the most feminine scrubs possible, donning hearts and butterflies and even parachuting teddy bears. Though our morning got off to a slow and frustrating start, the Lord redeemed our day for sure. In only two and a half hours, we managed to see almost 70 patients, and it was certainly not by our own strength. When we are weak, He is strong. We saw some very interesting and let's say, unique, patients, including a little boy with a well-healing horse bite to a man who said once a year, he feels an electric shock in a singular part of his body & falls to the ground. Let's just say the doctors couldn't reason that one out...we gave him vitamins. Honestly who knows. Also, one of our team members was able to connect particularly with one patient in an especially inspiring way. She said she had been burned by the church, and he was able to talk intentionally with her about her story. After they talked for a good while, he helped connect her with the pastor of the church and several ladies who were members of the church. These church members seemed full of grace & excitedly exchanged contact information with the woman. Pray that God will bring her back to the body of Christ & that she can become a contributing member of a church family! After a half day in clinic, we had originally planned to go to the capital city to see a craft market and very old cathedral, but the traffic was out of this world. If we had gone, we would have missed dinner, so we headed back early instead. Though we were all a little bummed, it allowed us to spend more time at the beach, observing closely some of the native wildlife and playing in the waves. Today we have a free day -- we'll be taking a 30 minute boat ride to an island where we'll snorkel & hang for the day. Hard life, eh? In all seriousness, at this point in the trip, rest is needed. We are thankful for a day to play! Several of the physicians are leaving Saturday and Sunday to go back home, while several others are joining the trip. Prayers for safe travel for all of them are appreciated! We are so thankful for their service and love to all of us this week. We love you & are thankful for you! Once again, sweat squad out.
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