Our day started this morning with a tour of the Wellbody Clinic on the other side of town from where Phebian's clinic is located. Founded in 2008 by an American physician from Princeton University and a Sierra Leonian physician this clinic seems to be the only example we have found in Kono District where excellent medical care is provided. Our interactions with them have been uniformly positive and I have much hope that we will find good ways to partner here on the ground in Koidu. I believe that a fully functioning Jericho Road clinic and the Wellbody clinic will significantly improve the health care available here. Both clinics will deliver babies, provide primary medical care and do innovative outreach programs to the outlying villages. Maybe together we will be able to promote systemic change in the Government Hospital and the village health centers.
Today was another interesting day at the construction site for me. We have contracted with World Hope to build the solar system for our clinic so today they sent several of their electricians out to see the project and to decide where the electrical grid will be placed. So for one day Phebian and I became electrical engineers as we walked room by room through the clinic telling the World Hope team where each light fixture, electrical outlet, computer, and medical equipment will be placed. It is quite an experience to be a part of this building process and to know how much this place will mean to the people of this community.
Our clinic site for today was the Blind School. This school is located right next door to Phebian's clinic site. They have been strong supporters of Phebian from day one. By the time we had set up, Phebian had registered over 100 people for us to see (at our other clinics this week we have seen 30-45 per day) . The people of this community now know about Phebian and so it is not hard to find patients to see. By this evening we had seen over 70 and decided to come back on Monday and do another day here to meet the demand.
Keep Phebian in your prayers. She carries such responsibility managing the construction, providing medical care and just generally being here for so many people. Everywhere she goes people know her, reach out to her, and she is so tireless and gracious. I have remarked to her several times that I have never seen her happier. But today she was tired and I think overwhelmed by all the people who came to see us.
To be present where there is suffering is a basic part of what it means to follow Jesus. Today we saw about 15 of the blind children from the school. We mostly could only offer our presence as there was little we can do to give them sight again. All are blind due to completely preventable diseases such as measles or onchocerciasis. But we showed up and this I believe is what Jesus would do. As we found out yesterday in the pediatric ward and daily in our clinics this week, sometimes this is all one can do.
Tomorrow our team will rest and reflect. God is faithful even in the suffering we see here. And the faith of so many of the people we meet here is inspiring
Our team is doing great. Today during the busy part of the clinic with many people waiting to be seen Phebian and I needed to pull out to be at the construction site. Our remaining team continued seeing patients nonetheless. My daughter has been amazing and I am really proud of her.
Happy Mothers Day to all tomorrow
Keep us in your prayers
Myron
Today was another interesting day at the construction site for me. We have contracted with World Hope to build the solar system for our clinic so today they sent several of their electricians out to see the project and to decide where the electrical grid will be placed. So for one day Phebian and I became electrical engineers as we walked room by room through the clinic telling the World Hope team where each light fixture, electrical outlet, computer, and medical equipment will be placed. It is quite an experience to be a part of this building process and to know how much this place will mean to the people of this community.
Our clinic site for today was the Blind School. This school is located right next door to Phebian's clinic site. They have been strong supporters of Phebian from day one. By the time we had set up, Phebian had registered over 100 people for us to see (at our other clinics this week we have seen 30-45 per day) . The people of this community now know about Phebian and so it is not hard to find patients to see. By this evening we had seen over 70 and decided to come back on Monday and do another day here to meet the demand.
Keep Phebian in your prayers. She carries such responsibility managing the construction, providing medical care and just generally being here for so many people. Everywhere she goes people know her, reach out to her, and she is so tireless and gracious. I have remarked to her several times that I have never seen her happier. But today she was tired and I think overwhelmed by all the people who came to see us.
To be present where there is suffering is a basic part of what it means to follow Jesus. Today we saw about 15 of the blind children from the school. We mostly could only offer our presence as there was little we can do to give them sight again. All are blind due to completely preventable diseases such as measles or onchocerciasis. But we showed up and this I believe is what Jesus would do. As we found out yesterday in the pediatric ward and daily in our clinics this week, sometimes this is all one can do.
Tomorrow our team will rest and reflect. God is faithful even in the suffering we see here. And the faith of so many of the people we meet here is inspiring
Our team is doing great. Today during the busy part of the clinic with many people waiting to be seen Phebian and I needed to pull out to be at the construction site. Our remaining team continued seeing patients nonetheless. My daughter has been amazing and I am really proud of her.
Happy Mothers Day to all tomorrow
Keep us in your prayers
Myron
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