Mobile Clinics!

The last two weeks on campus have been busy! We were blessed to have four different teams on campus. Medical and some non-medical people from the teams all assisted in running mobile medical clinics. NVM has three different sites that we have intentionally invested in and are also dedicated to providing medical care for. Each of the sites serve people who were displaced by the earthquake and are still living in tents without running water, electricity, etc. The medical teams from Indiana and Florida were able to see over 1,050 patients in just seven clinics. We were busy! I am always blown away at how amazing each medical team is. Team members come from all different medical backgrounds, locations, and specialities and yet they join together to serve each and every person that sits in their chairs. Nurses and doctors work together as one team and each person builds up the other and everyone asks the rest of the team lots of questions....because let’s be honest, no one really knows it all=) The language barrier is removed with AMAZING translators who are also dedicated to providing the best care. Doctors and nurses all pray with patients and multiple times a day are moved to tears by the stories and people they meet. Each healthcare provider truly invests in each and every patient. Time isn’t rushed and lots of hugs and kisses are handed out along with medications and basic healthcare education. Needless to say, the mobile clinics aren’t fancy (tent, metal chairs, rubbermaid bins filled with various medications, and a folding table) and yet they change lives of both the Haitian and American people. More important than any medication we hand out...the medical teams provide hope and give out lots and lots of love. At the end of the two weeks I felt exhausted and yet blessed to have been given the opportunity to serve with each and every team member.