Getting Ready to Open the Clinic - Lunes

First of all, we need to give our thanks right up front. We give praise and thanks to our Lord. We know that through Him, all things are possible.

This medical mission wouldn't have happened  without the School Sisters of St. Francis. These four very energetic Peruvian sisters have been working with our medical team for the past year to make this happen.

They ordered furniture for the clinic, arranged for translators, worked with the community to make all of the appointments, picked up 13 large boxes of donations, and have opened up their school and home to our team.

They had to work with the Peruvian Customs personnel so that eight more suitcases of medications could be brought into the country with the medical team. They also had to work with the Ministry of Health to ask for permission for the medical team to enter the country. Both organizationswere both helpful and approved the requests.

And then there's Charlie.  There aren't enough nice words to say about her. She's an angel in disguise. She's worked so hard over the past year, building the team, ordering medications and supplies for the trip and communicating well with all people involved in this mission trip.

And of course, there's the entire team of eight Christian women who were called to do God's work. Thank you for everything you are doing!

Donors...thank you. This medical mission couldn't take place without donors. The medical team would not be able to treat children of their intestinal parasites, provide vitamins for the pregnant women and children, treat the many elderly that have lung problems and arthritis and provide a variety of treatment here in Peru.

Now the work begins.

On Monday, it was a very busy day. The team had to unpack all of the 13 boxes of medical supplies that were sent through St. John the Baptist Church in Oklahoma. Thanks to Cheryl for sending our supplies.

Bulk vitamins and de-worming pills were purchased through Blessings International. For example, the one box of prenatal vitamins contained 14,000 vitamins and another box of children's vitamins contained 18,000 vitamins. These bulk vitamins had to be packaged into individual 30-day supply of vitamins. That was a big job!

 

 

Shelley's flight arrived at 7:30 am on Monday morning. Sister Matilde and Deb picked her up from the airport. It requires that one take a moto (5 minute ride) to the bus stop, take the bus into Piura (50 minute ride), take a taxi to the airport (15 minutes).  It is quite a trip.

Peggy arrived at 5:15pm that evening and the same round trip transportation was taken to pick her up from the airport. 

What do you think of how the clinic looks? The sisters and the team spent a lot of time setting it up. Hopefully, it will be okay once the patients arrive!