Clinic Report

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Last week we were out in the bush holding our first three days of clinics. We spent three nights at a village called Njabalombe, which means "the village of the strong boys," so named because of the difficult living conditions there. We held two clinics there, and then traveled to Katungu to hold the third clinic. We have already treated over 6,000 patients, who were either seen by a dentist, doctor, or nurse, or were fitted for glasses in the eye clinic. I have been working in the pharmacy, which is housed on a big yellow school bus. Trunks of medicine are placed on each of the seats, and the patient brings their prescription to the front of the bus, we fill it with medicine from one of the trunks, and then send it out the back to a Zambian nurse, who then instructs the patient on how to take their prescription. It's actually a very efficient process, and having it on the school bus allows the buildings to be used by the dental and medical personnel. We leave today for another round of clinics and three nights in the bush. Please keep us and the Zambians we will meet in your prayers.