Saturday Clinic

Saturdays are clinic days for the Fickers. They have a small clinic attached to the missions dorm. People start lining up for care at about 7am and the care goes all day. I talked with one girl in particular who had walked with her family for over an hour to come to the clinic today. This particular Saturday the clinic treated about 60 people, and we had around 100 people pass through the courtyard area.

We had a pretty hot day, so everyone was keeping to the shade. Our team shared a story with the Flannelgraph, played with the children, and talked with those who were waiting to be treated. Two of our team members, Stephanie and Kathy, helped out in the clinic. Everyone really enjoyed ministering today.

Here are some of the highlights team members wanted me to share:

There were a set of twin boys that were just adorable. We gave them balloons and talked with them some. One boy's balloon popped and he was so sad. They were just so cute.

Tammy was painting faces and hands for the children. One boy was really excited about this, he had Tammy paint his face, then his hand, and then his other hand. He really liked the pictures. Tammy enjoyed praying for him while she painted.

There was a young boy that I, Philip, remember from last year. He is very shy, so I spent about 20 minutes trying to get him to open up to me. After those 20 minutes he began to play with me some. He is adorable.

After clinic was over, some played volleyball with the Fickers. Everyone enjoyed some good fellowship. We all had dinner together tonight and spent a lot of time encouraging each other.