We had a great first day in the village of Miramar! The bus ride was about 40 minutes along some very rough roads, but we made it to and from with no problems (except a few cattle crossings we had to manuver around!). It was a small village, and we set up at the local school that had several classrooms and a three-stall outhouse (where plumbing was an issue, might I add; the toilets were the non-flushing kind, if you get my drift). 240 patients came through the Medical clinic and 180 got new reading glasses for a grand total of 420 visits with the doctors (and our lovely ladies in the eye glass clinic)! The Lord blessed us with some nice breezes throughout the day, and He held off the rain until we got home! We met some wonderful people in the clinics today, and hopefully were able to help alot of them fix some annoyances (such as headaches, rashes and such). Please be in prayer for the group of patients we saw today, because many of them had longer-term medical issues (such as anemia, asthma, acid reflux, etc). I must give our translators some acclaim, because without them today would have not have gone as smoothly. We are blessed with several amazing interpreters! We came back to camp to a wonderful dinner of spaghetti, and are now relaxing under the tiki hut waiting to begin our evening devotional. Can't wait to see what God has in store for tomorrow!
Much love from all of us!
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