10/19/2012
4:54pm
Today we had eye clinic at the TETKOLE shelter. TETKOLE means 'heads
together.' It is a place where children who have been displaced by their
families can have shelter until they are reunited with their families.
With this as our site for the day, we arrived to people already waiting
for us. We got right to work and by noon had seen over 60 patients.
The day was filled with goodness as people received eye glasses, eye
drops and sunglasses that would help them with their sight. The whole
day was inspiring.
The most inspiring part though was at the end of the day of clinic.
Verbo and Pastor Chad called me over and said we have a problem. Can we
possibly do a clinic tomorrow for the children of PAZAPA? Many of the
parents were calling to see if their child could be seen while the eye
doctors were here. Our eye clinic group was not planning on it as we
were planning to join the other group to visit families of Trinity
School. But when we heard the story, we all agreed to serve another day.
PAZAPA is a school and outreach program that serves children who need
occupational and physical therapy. In a land where it is very difficult
to get around even if you are healthy, imagine living with muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome or deafness. PAZAPA reaches
out to these children and their families, providing education and a
place to belong and learn skills.
Today, for our devotion, I read scripture about Jesus' sermon in Nazareth
where he casts his vision for ministry. After he talks about bringing
sight to the blind, healing the sick and setting the oppressed free, he
takes the scroll from which he's been reading, rolls it up, puts it away
and gets to work.
We will again tomorrow roll up the scroll; and get to work on Jesus' mission.
Peace,
Pastor Rhonda
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