On Sunday March 13, we had group of patients come to the ship for their surgeries. Let me take you through the journey that they had after they passed through the gates and arrived at the ship.
Many of these patients were from the Northern provinces of Sierra Leone where our advanced team screened over 7000 people. This handful of patients were part of a group that were candidates for orthopedic surgery and the ponseti casting.
First things first...paperwork.
Vitals next....
Gee, how much do I weigh?
How tall am I?
X-rays...
Playtime...
For many of our patients this is the first time to be surrounded by such a foreign way of life. We clean, clean, clean and clean...sanitize...and then sanitize again. Our hospital provides everything...clean sheets, beds, pillow, food-- the best part is it is all free. Many of the local hosptials the patients have to provide everything and then still pay. Our payment is a smile, a giggle....a child walking....a man leaving his brace behind....a baby with a whole lip...a woman seeing her children for the first time...and we do this all because we want to demonstrate the love of Jesus, to help the helpless, heal the broken hearted, to be a walking example of Jesus' love.
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