Today we leave the capital and head north 100km to the city of Kompong Chhnan we make a quick visit to the Women’s Center to meet the drama team that is traveling with us and then head out another 40 km for our first clinic. We expect the clinic to be small, no one has been to this village for years to provide medial care. Boy are we in for a surprise.
When we arrive at the village there are over 200 people already waiting for us! Even though we get a late start and see our first patient at 1:00 PM we end up seeing over 400 patients! The prayer team sees some exciting testimonies and the medical team sees serious infections, goiter, typhoid, measles, lots of chronic pain, hypertension, diabetes and a host of respiratory infections as well as mal-nutrition. One local women tells us that she has been praying for three years that doctors would come to the village and that last night she has a dream where Jesus came to her and told that today would be the day! She is so excited to see us! By the time we see our last patient is almost dark and we are breaking down the clinic in the absence of lighting.
About half through the day, it rains and there is not enough cover for everyone so we keep on and just get wet. Since it is about 90 degrees and 99% humidity the rain is actually a welcome respite from the heat.
As usual we see a whole bunch of kids! Most of you have probably figured out that I love the kids! Today there are several very young ones with upper respiratory infections and malnutrition. I managed to make it through the day without betting peed, puked, or pooped on!
This morning we started the day with a worship song by Dave Pino which sets the tone for the day. The team is touched by this song as we have our morning devotions and worship time. I will try and see if I can find a version to post in the blog.
Needless to say we are all very tired and bed is a welcome and early event. Tomorrow we do a clinic about 20 km from town. The roads are in good shape having recently been graded after the rains stopped a few weeks ago, so the rides are not nearly as bumpy as last year.
I should also give you a little fill in on the events in Cambodia last week. Some of you may have caught the news story about a stampede at a water festival in Phnom Penh last week in which it was said that there were a dozen or so deaths. The true number is actually about 400 young people who were killed when a very large crowd was prompted into a fearful stampede. As of yet, no one knows what started it, but the whole city is on edge.
Well that’s all for now, talk to you more tomorrow
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