On October 16, Skip and our kids with about 12 other youth, and 5 Doctors went out to Yako, and conducted a medical outreach. 230 kids were given check-ups and the ones with more serious cases were given medication, wound care or appointments for follow up care. Skip drove the kids out to the site and for the first time got to be a "nurse." Yes, Skip who can't look at blood, was given the job of wound care. He took care of the kids that needed their wounds debride and changed out their bandages. He also got to assist Dr.Peter as he cleaned out ears. It was quite the sight to see rocks, bugs and other odd things coming out of ears.
Each youth took a patient and walked them through the different stations. These consisted of a check in, where paperwork was done, an eye exam, an urinalysis, and an ear exam. Then each patient was seen by a doctor who checked stomach, lungs and overall health. At the end, there was the pharmacy where medication was administered as needed. The outreach started with a brief inspiring story by Dr. Van Dingengen, encouraging the youth that they could potentially be helping the next president of Burkina by helping to do this medical outreach.
It was a practical way to show Jesus's love, and a fun day of teamwork.
The ear cleaning begins.
Skip the bandage guy.
A good view of the medical outreach.
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| Hannah giving an eye test. |
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| Team lunch. |
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| David eye exam expert. |
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| Gathering around the urine analysis table. |
I know just what to do.
Dr.'s Tables
Figuring out the charts.
Waiting with a new patient.
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| What good eyesight you have. |
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| A mobile pharmacy. |
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