Wednesday's holiday was very good to us

 There was a tent full of people waiting for us to start the clinic when we arrived.  It was a nice cool 59 degrees and we got setup quickly and began to see patients after our usual group devotion.  By noon there were already close to 250 people on the grounds.  Now that things are running very smoothly, some of the team member tried other jobs and we all kept an eye on bottlenecks and worked hard to keep things flowing nicely.  Being Independence Day, we saw more children than we normally do and were able to bless many of them with the care they needed.

From around 12:30 to 1:30pm, I got to visit a local non-profit called the Samkin Foundation that empowers people to get training and to set up various types of businesses.  It is always good to meet other go-getters that are out making a difference.  The head of it, a man named Samson really inspired me by his can do attitude and the many interesting ways he has thought of to help people empower themselves through hard work and learning skills.  I plan to write more as I get time over the coming weeks about his projects for various groups in his community that benefit everyone from the very young to the very old.

When I got back to the clinic, I signed for 5 more cataract surgeries in short order.  By the end of the day, we had already authorized 50 surgeries for the week, our normal quota.  I reached out to Pastor Kevin yesterday and we will do at least 75 of them this week.  It's a miracle, the blind shall see!  This is one of my favorite things that we do here, making a huge difference in someone's life.  I think there is a pent up demand, since this is our first time back to the area since 2019.

By the end of the day, we had served 455 patients with everything from reading glasses, distance glasses, surgery referrals or medications, with many people receiving several of our services.  That's it for now, it's been non-stop and there are still a few more things to do before bed-time.  It is 8:30 pm here in Nairobi, 12:30 noon in Austin.  The team is pretty well acclimated to the time shift now.  Blessings everybody!