Today was our first day of actually being in a village doing a clinic, which was the whole reason we came. Pete was excited, though would never admit it and if you ask him he will deny it, to be going to do dental work. He was going a little stir crazy after two days of travel and then orientation. He was up late packing and sorting and not letting us touch his toys.
After rising slowly and getting a shot of caffeine and sugar we packed the roof of the truck with our crates, water jugs, tables, and metal steer. I had no clue how to tie knots so I was schooled on that later. After loading up the truck moved to Beverly, or at least that is how it felt. We had to watch out for low hanging limbs!
Our two interpreters we fabulous, Bilo and Sedu. Bilo is a believer and would go with us to pray and evangelize. Sedu has yet to believe. He owrked with Pete and was marvelous. He jumped right in with paperwork, flashlights, and interperetations. He gloved up and got after it!
We arrived at the village about 9am, after over an hour journey getting there. Pete began setting up shop and the crowds rolled in quickly. It was overwhelming how they gathered. They began pressing in on teh building and Pete went into a different mode. Kris and I took tickets over to a tree to move some away while Chuck set up the roping dummy the other way. This relieved the pressure on Pete a little. We were "selling" tickets for 500 francs, or $1, that at the end of the day we give back to the village through extra medications and other needs. In this way we make it feel authentic and help the village at the same time. We quickly sold 18 tickets, and within a few minutes another 5. We held off selling any more because we were not sure if Pete would be able to see them all.
He was great! He saw all of them plus 5 more.
Each of us, except Pete, had a chance to go into the village and meet people and pray for them. We prayed for eyes, colds, sick children, need for husbands, and machinery for producing food. It was wonderful! Being able to make connections, hold children, and pray blessings is an immense pleasure. I pray that teh beginnings of connections we made will be able to develop into more for the missionaries that are on the field. This is a new work area and our work today opens doors for them later for God's glory.
We left dusty, dirty, tired and sore and thrilled to death about our journey. Here is a peek at our day:
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