A Day of Celebration

          Today was a long day, but one of celebration.  Nathan spent the day working at the post-op clinic in town.  They did about 150 YAG lasers (for you ophthalmologists) in the morning, and saw about 190 patients total for the day.  At the end of the morning clinic, the patients had a time of worship and praise, thanking the Lord for restoring their sight.  There was singing, and dancing, and times of testimony. It went on for over an hour. It was very emotional, and exciting.  They kept singing in their different languages: 'Jesus lives! Jesus lives!' Dr. Strauss calls this 'payday' for the folks on the eye team. It is really moving.  

          I spent the day helping Glenys (the head nurse in the eye OR) organize a shipment of lenses (over 500). We also worked on the operating room data base, which records all the surgeries that have been completed. She is a really lovely woman from New Zealand. She has quickly become one or our favorite people on the ship. It was really fun to visit with her and hear all about the years that she has served as a missionary in many African countries. It excites my heart to hear about what the Lord is doing all over the world, and I cannot believe that He is allowing us to be small part of it here and in Peru. So often my sin and emotions can cause me to loose focus and become discouraged, so it was refreshing to be reminded of how sweet it is that God has called us to this mission at this time.

         Tomorrow we are setting sail. We did not know about this until today. The ship has to be moved for several hours so that the port can be dredged. I think we are going to go into town during that time, as I do not like boat movement. Hopefully the boat will be back in port when we return;)

     

Here are few pictures:

Sight Celebration

Lots of patients waiting to be seen:

YAG room: