Saturday we held an all day medical camp at Beacon of Hope's new 8 acre site. We were joined by Kenyan doctors and pharmacists from Gertrude's Children's hospital in Nairobi. Our team worked to assist with greeting new patients as they entered the camp, triage, the pharmacy and patient flow from one area to another. Some of the highlights included Brenda spending the day with a dentist teaching people how to brush their teeth and use floss (apparently some of the people were learning about flossing for the first time) and Tony driving around the slum in our van announcing the camp on a megaphone.
All in all we provided free medical care to 865 individuals and tested 76 for HIV with 6 being positive. The medications handed out as well as the tents used for seeing patients were paid for with money donated by our supporters. Thank you so much for your support. Without your monetary contributions, none of these people would have received care for their colds, rashes, infections, and other assorted ailments. Certainly this is the sort of work God calls us to-- caring for the poorest of the poor. Though we intended to be a blessing to the people of Kware slum, I believe it was truly we who were blessed.
James
All in all we provided free medical care to 865 individuals and tested 76 for HIV with 6 being positive. The medications handed out as well as the tents used for seeing patients were paid for with money donated by our supporters. Thank you so much for your support. Without your monetary contributions, none of these people would have received care for their colds, rashes, infections, and other assorted ailments. Certainly this is the sort of work God calls us to-- caring for the poorest of the poor. Though we intended to be a blessing to the people of Kware slum, I believe it was truly we who were blessed.
James
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