Today was our first day of clinic and we were in the village of San Manuel where we had an awesome view as we set up tents on a rocky edge of the mountain. The clinic consisted of Medical, eyeglasses, pharmacy, and hospitality packs. I was a little apprehensive this morning, because in the past I have always worked in children’s church and am very passionate about being a part of sharing God and worshipping with the Hondurans. I attended eyeglass training a few months ago in Louisville, so this trip I am running the eyeglass portion of the clinic. I was feeling overwhelmed as we hooked up all the equipment.
I was lost in thought, when a lady came up and tapped me on the shoulder. It was one of the women from Emanuel where we distributed shoes yesterday. She showed me that she had on her new shoes and then introduced me to a couple of young boys who had some eye problems that she wanted us to look at.
The eye clinic was actually pretty cool. To see their faces when we found glasses that helped them to see, was awesome. They would smile from ear to ear when I handed them my bi-lingual Bible and they could read it with their new glasses. There were a few patients that we could not help due to cataracts or turned eyes and that just broke my heart. We tried to accommodate them with what we could, but most of all we did our best to show them God’s love.
Our primary purpose for this trip was to share Christ with the Hondurans. Something I know, but I had to really work to remind myself of that today instead of being absorbed in the technical part of the eyeglasses ministry. Hmmm, funny how our mission at home is so similar to the mission I’m on this week. How often do we get absorbed in everyday life and miss our primary purpose?
What an awesome day! I can’t wait until tomorrow to go back to the mountainside!
