Medical Missions

Dr. Saravolatz working hard all day
treating patients

Yesterday, as I said, we were able to work a medical missions clinic in Aregua. I was able to send out more about what the rest of us were doing as people came out of the clinics. Here, Casey tells about her experience as well as a brief overview of what it was like working in the clinic.

What a wonderful experience it has been to work with the doctors and nurses in the first medical clinic. We saw hundreds of people within a nine hour period and were had much to do the whole day. The flood of people never stopped and we had to turn many away as evening approached. I aided the doctors with dispensing the medications prescribed and worked in triage taking intake vitals. I also saw a woman with a large wound on her abdomen and taught her how to clean it and dress it properly. I was overwhelmed at the desperate need for medical care that is here. There were many children with skin infections and upper respiratory infections that were able to receive proper antibiotics and anti-fungal treatments. I feel that these clinics are so wonderful because it is a way to meet the needs of people on many different levels. The doctors and nurses can assess and treat those with physical ailments and our team can come alongside of them and share the story of Christ that heals peoples' souls. After the patients saw the doctors, they were greeted by the rest of the team and had a chance to hear the truth of the gospel that has the power to forever change the life of a person, family, and community. I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the change that God has for Aregua and am praying that God would continue to humble me and use me for the purpose he has set out for me. Please pray that the team would be filled with ample energy to work diligently through these long days of service. To God be the glory for all we have done.

<3 Casey Dillon

We have another clinic in Rincon tomorrow all day. If you have followed our posts in the past years, this is the neighborhood we worked in 2 years ago, and had an incredible turnout for all the events. This is the same neighborhood in which we were able to help start a children's ministry and dining hall that is still flourishing. We are extremely excited to return to a neighborhood that, just as Aregua, has an immense amount of needs - especially medically. Again, the rest of us will be evangelizing to the outcoming patients, as well as the hoards of children in which we expect to see.

Please be in prayer for the logistics in accordance with the clinic tomorrow as not all the details are hammered out yet. Another prayer request for these up coming clinics would be that we would all stay in good health, as we are all exposed to many sicknesses and diseases, as well as the pure exhaustion of working about 12 hr days in these neighborhoods.

Despite the exhaustion, we are so excited that we are able to serve people in this way. God really has worked everything out so flawlessly during the clinics themselves.

At the moment, we are showing a film in Aregua. It is the first time I believe the Magdalena film has been shown in this specific neighborhood. There are SO many kids here. Please be in prayer that the Gospel is presented clearly, and people's lives are changed by Jesus completely from the inside out.

Thank you so much for following these updates and praying for us. We are relying on them to get through every day. The fact that lives are being changed tremendously makes everything we do here completely and totally worth it.

-Victoria Leong