tuesday, august 3rd: day 2 at the clinic
bright and early, tuesday morning, we were all ready for another GREAT day at the clinic! in fact, the eye glass translators were jumping for joy! :)
before i headed to eye glass that morning, i actually had the opportunity to join my dad and two of the translators i have known for the past couple years, ana moran and marcella jeanpierre, for a surgery. there was a man who had some sort of cyst on his right hand and it had been there for about 5 months. it was filled with fluid and was very painful, but he had continued to work (he does construction) for the entire five months! my dad removed the growth and stitched it up, along with his translators (who are also in med school). i was so intrigued by the intricate work that was being done and it was also great to watch the man's reaction throughout the procedure - he was incredibly thankful.
when i left the surgery area, i walked outside and saw that the children were listening to the story of Jesus. they were all watching so intently and it was great to see them learning about Christ!
this little girl was too cute. her dress was caught in her underwear - and i just had to.
meanwhile, back in the eye glass room, everyone was being super productive! haha
no but really. we were doing our best to find glasses for everyone! and in the end, it turned out to be a successful day.
here is my bff, diego garcia. miss you buddy!
here is cara bailey with her translator, fernando, using the refractor to test a man's eye prescription. thankfully, the refractor was working again and we were able to give out many prescription eyeglasses!
outside, the triage was working hard, as usual - seeing as many patients as physically possible! here is eric secrist:
jamie campbell with translator, sara moran
steve vaughn with translator, eu alferez
for lunch, we had PUPUSAS! these are very popular in el salvador - they are like what a cheeseburger or peanut butter and jelly sandwich is to us.
pupusas are like tortilla pancake things with beans and cheese inside them. they come with a dressing that sort of tastes like ketchup, but its more like the consistency of catalina dressing.
everyone in the clinic was enjoying pupusas on tuesday! i felt like a true el salvadoran while eating my lunch.
kara was also a huge fan of the pupusas - in fact, im pretty sure she consumed 4 that day.
after lunch, and also spending some time in the prayer room, i walked back down to the clinic area and saw that the local church was putting on a drama for the patients waiting to be seen. they acted out a story about a man who had many sins (represented by his chair) and temptations (the girl, the strong men, etc.), but he came to know Christ through prayer and the help of friends.
after the drama, there was a message given by pastor rene mejia
and music sung by roberto estupian.
something random that i found interesting today is that the el salvadorans drink and eat things out of bags, whereas we usually drink them out of bottles or cups. for example, they have bags of water or juice to drink and bags of ice cream for dessert. here is mi amigo, daniel cornego, holding a bag of water that he was about to drink.
kara wade and cody peck tried some ice cream in a bag today and they said they really liked it.
we finished up the clinic around 7:00pm. on the bus ride home, there were some pretty interesting things going on. diego garcia had some hair gel which he called "gorilla boogers" - yep, thats what the label said and im not kidding. the guys ended up passing it around and creating mohawks and spiked hair. it was pretty hilarious. first picture - YAN the MAN.
i assisted cody in created his perfect zac efron look.
heres jamie looking like a greaser.
annnnnd the final product. HOTT.
before i headed to eye glass that morning, i actually had the opportunity to join my dad and two of the translators i have known for the past couple years, ana moran and marcella jeanpierre, for a surgery. there was a man who had some sort of cyst on his right hand and it had been there for about 5 months. it was filled with fluid and was very painful, but he had continued to work (he does construction) for the entire five months! my dad removed the growth and stitched it up, along with his translators (who are also in med school). i was so intrigued by the intricate work that was being done and it was also great to watch the man's reaction throughout the procedure - he was incredibly thankful.
when i left the surgery area, i walked outside and saw that the children were listening to the story of Jesus. they were all watching so intently and it was great to see them learning about Christ!
this little girl was too cute. her dress was caught in her underwear - and i just had to.
meanwhile, back in the eye glass room, everyone was being super productive! haha
no but really. we were doing our best to find glasses for everyone! and in the end, it turned out to be a successful day.
here is my bff, diego garcia. miss you buddy!
here is cara bailey with her translator, fernando, using the refractor to test a man's eye prescription. thankfully, the refractor was working again and we were able to give out many prescription eyeglasses!
outside, the triage was working hard, as usual - seeing as many patients as physically possible! here is eric secrist:
jamie campbell with translator, sara moran
steve vaughn with translator, eu alferez
for lunch, we had PUPUSAS! these are very popular in el salvador - they are like what a cheeseburger or peanut butter and jelly sandwich is to us.
pupusas are like tortilla pancake things with beans and cheese inside them. they come with a dressing that sort of tastes like ketchup, but its more like the consistency of catalina dressing.
everyone in the clinic was enjoying pupusas on tuesday! i felt like a true el salvadoran while eating my lunch.
kara was also a huge fan of the pupusas - in fact, im pretty sure she consumed 4 that day.
after lunch, and also spending some time in the prayer room, i walked back down to the clinic area and saw that the local church was putting on a drama for the patients waiting to be seen. they acted out a story about a man who had many sins (represented by his chair) and temptations (the girl, the strong men, etc.), but he came to know Christ through prayer and the help of friends.
after the drama, there was a message given by pastor rene mejia
and music sung by roberto estupian.
something random that i found interesting today is that the el salvadorans drink and eat things out of bags, whereas we usually drink them out of bottles or cups. for example, they have bags of water or juice to drink and bags of ice cream for dessert. here is mi amigo, daniel cornego, holding a bag of water that he was about to drink.
kara wade and cody peck tried some ice cream in a bag today and they said they really liked it.
we finished up the clinic around 7:00pm. on the bus ride home, there were some pretty interesting things going on. diego garcia had some hair gel which he called "gorilla boogers" - yep, thats what the label said and im not kidding. the guys ended up passing it around and creating mohawks and spiked hair. it was pretty hilarious. first picture - YAN the MAN.
i assisted cody in created his perfect zac efron look.
heres jamie looking like a greaser.
annnnnd the final product. HOTT.
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