Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Thoughts from today...

Lauren Brashears here! In a nutshell, today was amazing. We have truly fused as a group. We operate and flow as one body. We give grace when there are mistakes, support in challenges, and celebrate successes. Our clinic today was set up in the jungle...literally. If you look at the picture above, the wooden structure held all of our medical providers, OB/GYN, surgeon, and examine table. This doesn't
include the patients, translators, and other members coming and going. My assignment gave me the privilege to not only see most of the patients but also see the medical providers working in such a small space. It was such a beautiful sight looking out and seeing the separate interactions of each group but also the cohesiveness of so many bodies in one room doing such big things. We saw about 250 people by the end of the day-more than the other two days! What a blessing to see how God works through us to do things greater than ourselves. As my heart breaks for so many, it grows with the love of the people and their happiness. 

Ps. Hi mom!

Photos from today in the jungle at Dutty

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Today's triage crew including nurses and translators. 
The Dan and Annie Ng surgery team. Our young team members have been able to assist the providers and have on-the-job training. 

Bags of homemade donated dolls and blankets for our little ones in the clinics. They are so cute!

She has her doll.
Dr. Summer and Denny taking a 5 second break at the triage station.

Surgery!
Dr, Dan, Patrick Cummings and Dr. Bordes.




On the bus back to the hotel on Tuesday.


Sunday, January 11, 2015

More Saturday pics



We made it yesterday!

Three hours in customs. A couple real downpours at the hotel. Devotion before dinner. Tired and eager. This morning we're on our way to church.