First Day of Clinic

The team started the day meeting in Pastor Daniel's home and enjoying a delicious breakfast, prepared by Elizabeth and some of the ladies of the congregation. They take such good care of our team whenever we are there. I'm pretty sure one of the first Punjabi words everyone learns is "bus!" It means "enough!" Like, I've had enough to eat, don't give me any more! Sometimes, it works, and sometimes Elizabeth gets a mischievous smile and scoops more onto your plate anyway. In any case, the food is wonderful!

With full bellies and full hearts, the team headed upstairs to church to start the first day of the eyeglass clinic. Each team member took their place and they started receiving community members. Each person had a quick eye exam to look for communicable diseases and then moved to the next station to have their prescription tested.

The next station is the witness station, where each person hears that Jesus loves him/her in their own language by a congregation member, often Elizabeth or Sunita. 

While this is happening, Sandy is busy pulling the correct prescriptions and trying to match frames to the people's faces.

After hearing the Gospel, they move to the table that fine-tunes their prescription and they receive their new glasses ... two pairs if they need readers. And new this year, they're also receiving sunglasses.

The last station provides adjustment to make sure their glasses fit just right!

On the first day of clinic, the team saw 187 people, handing out 265 pairs of glasses, plus sunglasses to most.

A late night scooter ride is always exciting on the streets of India!

What a day! To God be the glory!