El Salvador 2010 Day 4

Monday Day 4. The day went well. Started our day early with cereal for breakfast with fruit and toast. A quick half an hour ride to the site (maybe more like 35 minutes). We had our devo in the big room where we conduct the clinic each day. This day the line was fully formed and noisy when we arrived. It was little hard to hear Dave speaking with the noise coming from the folks outside. The number of people out and about was dramatically different from Sunday. Many shops were closed and not very many people were out in the streets on Sunday. That did allow us to start a little slower and get the kinks out.

After the devo we broke up in three groups-ladies class, preacher's class which was primarily the evangelistic organization meeting, and the crew to set up the clinic. While the last two sessions ran a little long, the clinic opened for registration just a minute or two late. By the time the medical staff joined us from the ladies class we had a good number of patients ready for health teaching and then the nursing staff.

I spend almost all my time in the clinic and therefore have very few comments on the evangelistic activities. I do get snapshots from the folks as they come in for lunch and the end of the day. It is interesting to observe the first timers (we have 16 this year). I see their excitement and how quickly they establish bonds with our Latin brothers and sisters and the people in the community. Don't get me wrong not everyone finds this work their cup of tea, but even those who don't seem to have a good week and find fulfillment in serving the Lord.

We made adjustments to pick up the pace in the clinic and by the afternoon things were moving quite well. We joke that we will be a well oiled machine by the end of the day on Thursday when we shut the doors. We are a little more challenged this year from a people control standpoint. We like having a closed facility such that we control who comes and goes. There are several active government offices in the facility. We have to grant them and their clients access to and from the facility. If those offices were commercial endeavors and got paid one traffic they would be wealthy! Larry, our crowd control guy, does a great job keeping the flow moving and not allowing the extraneous traffic to disrupt the clinic.

Anyway, with some good suggestions from the nursing staff and their hard work we turned out far more than two the patients than we did yesterday.

The Health Department superintendent stopped by to let us know we were only going to receive a doctor, a nurse and a nursing assistant. Last year we had quite a few more. They just don't have the manpower to provide more. But the help is tremendously appreciated and we should seem significantly more patients tomorrow. That makes we tired so I have better sign off and get some sleep.

More later, Buddy

# Posted @ 10:53 AM on Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Comments:

keep up the awesome work! i know you're all representing MJ well! we're proud of you and praying for you daily! keep being the hands and feet of Jesus!

# posted by

JP : March 16, 2010 at 11:55 AM

Oh, I wish I was there. I'm sorry you don't have more providers to help. I know that makes it hard. You are in my thoughts and prayers!

# posted by

Anonymous : March 17, 2010 at 12:17 PM


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El Salvador 2010 Day 4 Monday Day 4. The day went well. Started our day early with cereal for breakfast with fruit and toast. A quick half an hour ride to the site (maybe more like 35 minutes). We had our devo in the big room where we conduct the clinic each day. This day the line was fully formed and noisy when we arrived. It was little hard to hear Dave speaking with the noise coming from the folks outside. The number of people out and about was dramatically different from Sunday. Many shops were closed and not very many people were out in the streets on Sunday. That did allow us to start a little slower and get the kinks out. After the devo we broke up in three groups-ladies class, preacher's class which was primarily the evangelistic organization meeting, and the crew to set up the clinic. While the last two sessions ran a little long, the clinic opened for registration just a minute or two late. By the time the medical staff joined us from the ladies class we had a good number of patients ready for health teaching and then the nursing staff. I spend almost all my time in the clinic and therefore have very few comments on the evangelistic activities. I do get snapshots from the folks as they come in for lunch and the end of the day. It is interesting to observe the first timers (we have 16 this year). I see their excitement and how quickly they establish bonds with our Latin brothers and sisters and the people in the community. Don't get me wrong not everyone finds this work their cup of tea, but even those who don't seem to have a good week and find fulfillment in serving the Lord. We made adjustments to pick up the pace in the clinic and by the afternoon things were moving quite well. We joke that we will be a well oiled machine by the end of the day on Thursday when we shut the doors. We are a little more challenged this year from a people control standpoint. We like having a closed facility such that we control who comes and goes. There are several active government offices in the facility. We have to grant them and their clients access to and from the facility. If those offices were commercial endeavors and got paid one traffic they would be wealthy! Larry, our crowd control guy, does a great job keeping the flow moving and not allowing the extraneous traffic to disrupt the clinic. Anyway, with some good suggestions from the nursing staff and their hard work we turned out far more than two the patients than we did yesterday. The Health Department superintendent stopped by to let us know we were only going to receive a doctor, a nurse and a nursing assistant. Last year we had quite a few more. They just don't have the manpower to provide more. But the help is tremendously appreciated and we should seem significantly more patients tomorrow. That makes we tired so I have better sign off and get some sleep. More later, Buddy # Posted @ 10:53 AM on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Comments: keep up the awesome work! i know you're all representing MJ well! we're proud of you and praying for you daily! keep being the hands and feet of Jesus! # posted by JP : March 16, 2010 at 11:55 AM Oh, I wish I was there. I'm sorry you don't have more providers to help. I know that makes it hard. You are in my thoughts and prayers! # posted by Anonymous : March 17, 2010 at 12:17 PM Post a Comment << Home	Mt. Juliet Church of Christ Physical Addrees: 1940 N. Mt. Juliet Road Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Mailing Address: P.O.Box 248 Mt.Juliet, TN 37121-0248 (615)758-2274 Fax:615-754-2351 Email Worship Services: Sunday Early Worship: 8AM Sunday Bible Study: 9:15AM Sunday Late Worship: 10:15AM Night Worship: 6PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7PM Past Archives: March 2007 March 2008 March 2009 March 2010 March 2011 March 2012 March 2013 March 2014 March 2017