Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Day 4, Day 2 of the Clinic

 Today we were able to hold a full day of clinic 8AM - 5 PM. Because today is a national holiday in Belize,  some who came today were children. What a privilege it is to be able to offer them better eyesight. In total we had 98 go through, and many were able to get a pair of glasses for distance and another for reading.

Yesterday evening and again this evening, we had the privilege of spending some time with LCMS missionary to Belize, Rev. Wildauer. He expressed his sincere appreciation, on behalf of the congregations of Belize, for the LWML Grant received in 2022 for the building of the Mercy House in Belmopan.The grant money funded the building of the Mercy House next to the elementary school and Christ Lutheran Church. By bringing the dental clinic and other programs to the Lutheran campus, it continues to lead people to the Church and connect them with the missionaries. Below is a picture of our team with the local pastor and Rev. Wildauer.

Here is how we run the clinic:

When a person arrives here, he or she will register with the pastor‘s daughter, who will then ask them to take a seat to be part of a small group that the pastor will address.

The pastor talks about the witness bracelets and tells the story of salvation.

A couple of our team members also talk about this and explain how to go through the clinic.

Two members each take a medical history of the person’s eyesight and send him or her on to be tested.

Eyesight testing is followed by dispensing of the glasses. Then the glasses are fitted to a person’s face.Then each person receives a case for each pair of glasses, and they also receive a pair of sunglasses. 

(Pictures of those last stations to be posted tomorrow.)

God has blessed us with great interpreters and a great place to hold the clinic. We continue to praise Him for this opportunity to share the love of Christ through the action of giving eyeglasses.