We got to the clinic to find the end of the parking lot near the main clinic tents under about 4 inches of water and lots of mud around the tents. I made the right decision in wearing my wet sneakers. The conditions slowed us down but didn't stop us by any means. We ended up seeing around 200 patients who slowly trickled in all day.
One incident stood out for me today. Gloria came to me and told me about an infant with a fresh burn on its leg. The mother had gone to the clinic for measles inoculation and had also tried to get treatment for the burn, but was told she needed to go to a different clinic since they didn't have the drugs for this. Gloria wanted to know if we had the funds to help get the mother and child to the other hospital, and of course we said yes but wanted to know the cost. She went back into the clinic and talked to a supervisor about it and it turned out 2 out of the 3 drugs were there and they prescribed the 3rd one. Gloria came back and told us we needed to pay for the last drug. It turned out to be 50 shillings, about 50 cents. I had a 50 shilling note in my pocket and paid this incredible sum! Gloria's persistence reminded me of the woman and the judge in the New Testament who wouldn't take no for an answer. Well done good and faithful servant!
It's hard to believe we only have one more day of the vision clinic to go. We had another 20 souls get saved today, it's been a very successful week in that regard. We inventoried a lot of our supplies today during slow spells, so tearing down and packing up should be easier tomorrow afternoon.
That's it for now, thanks for continuing to follow us and for all of your prayers. More tomorrow.
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