Dia Dos

Hola Missions Prayer Team!

We got to sleep in this morning! WAHOO! Well, of corse I was awake at 7, but I didn't have to get up and rush around. Before breakfast Eddie and I walked down to the local market and bought some grapes and apples. We had breakfast at 9: rolls, jelly and hot tea. Then we came back to the hotel until time for church at 11.

After church we had lunch: veggie soup, steamed veggies with chicken and rice. Then we went to another market they have only on Sunday.

At 3:30 we began the medical/vision clinic. It started off slow, as usual. Most of the people we saw today were church members. Things did begin to pick up after a while and we ended up seeing 21 vision patients by 7:00.

I was not testing eyes today as I had originally thought I would do. We have an actual eye doctor with us and he is doing all the testing. That is one reason why things are going so slow. In the past we have had three of us testing eyes at once. Eddie and I worked together putting the eye glasses together. Randy Moore dispensed and adjusted the glasses.

I think tomorrow will be a little different. Eddie and I will still be assembling glasses, but Randy will also be examining eyes to speed up the process a bit. One of the OM Ecuador team members will be dispensing.

We have two general medicine doctors and an obgyn. All together they saw 63 patients. We expect for tomorrow to go much faster as everyone has had time to get used to their jobs and most of the bugs have been worked out.

They did not do evangelism today since the patients were mostly church members. There were some salvations though in the doctors rooms! There were also 4 healings!

I know that God has amazing plans for this week! Please pray for health, as we have already had a few issues. Please pray for Eddie as his back is hurting from bending over for several hours today. Pray for the lost that they will be saved. This of corse is the real reason we come.

Well, its 9:12 and Eddie is already snoring beside me. Breakfast is at 7:30 so I will soon be joining him! I hope everyone is doing well! Thanks again for all the love and support!

Hasta Manana,
Heather
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