This week has been fairly busy seeing as today our first team comes in from Lancaster. We've been working to get the house ready, and it is basically ready. Yes, I worked all week, but I also found myself on the way to Ndjole on Friday morning for a medical caravan. It was kind of a spur of the moment type deal, so it was just me, Joey, and Torey who went. We rode out with Pastor Jacob and Natalie (one of the eye clinic technicians) in a taxi. Got to Ndjole around 12pm and started working. I was mostly on pharamacy duty that day which meant that I filled prescriptions from the consultation station. Let's just say it's nothing like a US pharmacy. We had about 50 people at that clinic. We stayed at a "hotel" with the medical team, so 11 people in this conference room sleeping on air mattresses and other such pieces of furniture. Did another clinic the next morning from about 9:30 to 3:30 for 60 people. What a long day because we didn't get back to Libreville until around 7pm. It was a great trip though.
I think the best part of this village trip was the time I get to spend with the medical team. One thing you have to understand is that this caravan stuff is run completely by them. They do all of the planning and traveling because they care about the people in Gabon. They are a family and you can see it whenever you're with them. Just 4-5 weeks ago, I met them for the first time not knowing what to expect. Now I on a solo trip (yes, our first solo trip as intern) with them and I feel like a part of their family. It just continues to show me what brothers and sisters in Christ really means. If one falls, another is right there to pick him up. We are one body in Christ seeking to glorify God in all of our actions. Family.
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