Saturday AM Reflections

We had a very busy day on Friday, so I was unable to find spare time to journal.

The day began as normal with a 5am wake up, 6:30 morning Bible study at Faith Hall, 7:30 breakfast (pancakes & bananas), and med clinics began at 8am.

It didn't rain at midday as it had the 2 previous days, so children came to school and we were able to have med clinic for the full day. According to our records, we ministered to over 200 kids yesterday. That puts us in the neighborhood of 440 kids over 3 days (1 full day and 2 half-days)!

Pete got to learn some of the pharmacy duties, but he did a little bit of everything. It is obvious to everyone that he is extremely gifted with the children. He is such a blessing, and our church is lucky to have him on staff.

For the evening devotion, I had prepared a message from John 9:1-11 on the healing of the blind man, which I entitled "Seeing a Nobody." God confirmed to me yesterday that this was exactly what needed to be shared. Here's how...

About mid-morning a Haitian man in his late 50s or early 60s stood in line waiting like everyone else. After patients receive their medical cards they came to my station where I charted their height & weight, wrote their name on a brown paper sack (to put their meds in after they saw a doctor and went to the pharmacy), handed them a gospel tract in creole, and seated them in the order they arrived. The line was long and non-stop throughout the morning, so every time I turned around there was another Haitian waiting.

The man's name was Roland. When I greeted him, he politely responded as most did. When I asked him to step to the tape measure so I could measure him, he just stood there. Then one of the translators from the check-in station came to me and told me Roland was blind. Actually, he was later diagnosed with severe cataracts. The translator helped me stand Roland up against the wall for measurement and then helped lead him to the scales for his weight. He helped Roland step up on the scales, but then Roland tried to sit down. We helped him back to his feet and led him to a nearby chair where he could sit and be the next patient to see the doctor.

Roland captured my heart yesterday, especially in light of the message I had been preparing to share that evening. People around us are blinded by sin, and it's up to us to lead them to the Great Physician! Here's the outline from John 9 that God burdened me with about seeing nobodies:
1. It Takes Time (v. 1)
2. It Takes the Truth (v. 2-5)
3. It Takes a Touch (v. 6-7)
4. It Takes a Team (v. 7)
5. It Takes Them to Jesus (v. 8-11)

Please pause a moment to pray for Roland. He was a blessing to me yesterday!