MEDICAL TEAM from the States

This past week a medical team from States (mostly Alabama) came to a nearby mission-sending place in South Africa called Alabanza. They were a well-oiled machine, brought everything they needed, and set up in the informal settlements where we work to see LOTS of patients. The team included a dentist, eye doctor, several other providers with different experience, nurses, a pharmacist, registration people and assistants. They knew their role and purpose and worked very hard. They saw a total of 1,227 patients in one week! It was amazing. And everyone that came heard the gospel, some for the first time. It was a powerful opportunity to minister to the communities. Our counselors and nurse were also very busy taking advantage of the large crowds to do education and testing for HIV. I am not sure of the total for the week, but our top day saw 47 clients tested! Many teeth were pulled, many people received glasses, toothpaste and brushes were given to the children, multivitamins were received by all, and the gospel was shared and lived by this team. May God bless their work abundantly as they go back home.