The last few days have been spotty with internet connection but each of those days have been unexplainabley amazing.
We have continued to start off each day by going to the church to work in the clinic. We have been very surprised at the number of people we have been able to serve. However, many of the people have vision impairing diseases like cataracts and pterygium which eventually leads to blindness. It is very hard for us to see signs of these illnesses in children as young as 8. We have given out 1 cane for a blind man. His words were: “it feels I’m a child learning to walk again.” Truly indescribable. Over the first three days of clinic, we have seen over 400 people in need of vision corrections.
Monday and afternoon we got the opportunity to travel about 15 minutes outside of the Bariadi community and share the world of God with people who seemed to need it most of all. The children wore dirt covered rags and some wore none at all. The houses were far and in between but the ones that we did see were made of mud. The most poverty stricken place that any of us had ever been.
After finishing there we returned to the church where the choir was waiting to put on quite the show. The singing and dancing that took place was what much of the team said was America’s Got Talent material. Many of us attempted to joined in but weren’t exactly capable of keeping up. However, the love for God in the KKKT church of Bariadi sanctuary echoed through the streets of Bariadi as we continued to share the good news.
Today (Wednesday), we returned to the village and evangelized throughout the community using our many witness bracelets that we had brought along. Along the way, we were blessed to be given the chance to baptize as well. In total, 85 people were baptized in under an hour. The power of God’s love in this hour was something that we are unable to put into words. Tears of happiness welled in the team members’ eyes as they were able to witness such a blessing.
Pictures to come!
We have continued to start off each day by going to the church to work in the clinic. We have been very surprised at the number of people we have been able to serve. However, many of the people have vision impairing diseases like cataracts and pterygium which eventually leads to blindness. It is very hard for us to see signs of these illnesses in children as young as 8. We have given out 1 cane for a blind man. His words were: “it feels I’m a child learning to walk again.” Truly indescribable. Over the first three days of clinic, we have seen over 400 people in need of vision corrections.
Monday and afternoon we got the opportunity to travel about 15 minutes outside of the Bariadi community and share the world of God with people who seemed to need it most of all. The children wore dirt covered rags and some wore none at all. The houses were far and in between but the ones that we did see were made of mud. The most poverty stricken place that any of us had ever been.
After finishing there we returned to the church where the choir was waiting to put on quite the show. The singing and dancing that took place was what much of the team said was America’s Got Talent material. Many of us attempted to joined in but weren’t exactly capable of keeping up. However, the love for God in the KKKT church of Bariadi sanctuary echoed through the streets of Bariadi as we continued to share the good news.
Today (Wednesday), we returned to the village and evangelized throughout the community using our many witness bracelets that we had brought along. Along the way, we were blessed to be given the chance to baptize as well. In total, 85 people were baptized in under an hour. The power of God’s love in this hour was something that we are unable to put into words. Tears of happiness welled in the team members’ eyes as they were able to witness such a blessing.
Pictures to come!
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