Hello again from a bitter sweet night in Belize,
Today we hosted our 6th and final clinic; this time in Santa Elena. We were able to serve an additional 99 people today. We were also able to tally up our final numbers. So... after hosting clinics in six separate locations on six different days, we were able to serve a total of 664 people and we dispensed 875 pairs of glasses. Our God truly is so good.
What an incredible service we were able to provide. If you break it down... 664 people visited our registration table, 664 pairs of eyes were checked at our nurses station, 664 people were tested for nearsightedness and farsightedness, 875 pairs of glasses were fitted and adjusted properly, and an estimated upwards of 2,000 pairs of glasses were tried on at the dispensing table. (Each person tried on anywhere from 2 to 8 pairs of glasses.) What amazing statistics. What an abundance of opportunities to spread God's love. What an incredible feeling to know we have helped so many people. What an incredible journey to be a part of.
So, tonight as I sit on the rooftop with the rain and street noise as my music, I feel very proud of what we have accomplished. But more so, I feel very humble and blessed to have been given this opportunity and a chance to be on this team. What an amazing group of individuals.... not just from back home in the U.S., but the teammates we were blessed with here in Belize.
Eliu, Sonia, Jessica, Jonathon, Jenny, Denia, and Fidelio became like family this week. God knows we spent enough time with them. It seems like Eliu and Fidelio spent more time with us than with their own families... so I guess we are correct in feeling like they are a part of ours. There were many tears after clinic today and also tonight at devotions. It is very difficult to say goodbye to such great friends and such a wonderful country.
Eliu told us from the moment we touched down in San Ignacio that we needed to embrace Belize... but what he didn't tell us was how heartbroken we would be when it's time to say goodbye. We sill have another full day in Belize tomorrow... so we won't say goodbye quite yet. Tomorrow we will embrace even more of Belize as we sight see and dive into the history of this great country.
Tonight we can all go to sleep knowing that we made a real difference here this week. That was evident with each smile we saw on the faces of the people we served. Our hearts should not be heavy as we lay our heads down tonight, but joyous at the thought of all the people we have helped. What a wonderful testimony of our love for one another and our love of Jesus Christ.
I hope you all rest easy.... I know we will tonight...
I'll check in soon.
Bye for now.
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