Friends of Haiti,
Well, maybe it isn't completely about the number or numbers, they just come up in conversation regularly. How many hours of sleep we had, the length of the layover and how many changes of clothes we brought are topics mentioned lately. Or, what time the crazy rooster starts to crow, how many orphans were hugged and how much soup was eaten before realizing it had goat in it.
From a working-level we count people in large groups. For today, we saw 70 people in the clinic, which is the front door of our operation. We had three kids from the special needs operation here go thru the clinic seen by Mike Floyd who specializes in children's eye care. There were about 19 surgical procedures in the Operating Room (OR).
This was a good start for day 1, when we get to know our jobs and each other.
Counting leads to measuring, which is not bad by itself. We must try to measure what is most important. That isn't always an easy decision. More eyes healed is one of our goals.
Our first surgery patient was Maxo, a four year old double cataract patient from PaP. His caregiver told me his patient number was his real number; he is number one to her.
That is how we try to minister to our Haitian friends. They are all number one when we are treating them.
We pray we are faithful to our savior Jesus who made us more important than Him. That is better than we deserve, better than the iTeam can give.
NOTE: please pray for teammate Elaine Brunjes who fell at 6:45pm and broke her left wrist in multiple places. She will fly out Monday with Mike O'Brien accompanying, to Phoenix. She will likely require surgery to properly heal.
Mark Lancaster
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