Day 36

Day 35
June 29, 2011
God is so beautiful and amazing!!! When I look back on memories and pictures I cannot be more moved to realize how many faces I have encountered and how each one individual has affected my life to some extent. I know God has a purpose for everything, but my new question for him is what the heck is his purpose for making me have so many darn mosquito and ant bites? I would say I don’t think I could get anymore, but we all know that tomorrow morning when I wake up again there will be even more lovely dots to add to the collection on my skin. Thanks Becky (girl living next to me) for letting me use your ant killer… I am hoping that this will at least limit the number I will get tonight. And as for the mosquitoes…let’s not even talk about it. I really just think it is a lost cause.
Today was a slow day for me although it did go by fast… I know that really contradicts itself, but the way time works here is a funny thing. Here in India everyone tries to run from place to place as fast as they can because there is so much to always get done, but its funny when you look around and just see people sitting or walking aimlessly in circles. It is one of those paradoxes that just can’t be fully explained unless you see and experience it for yourself. I went down to the clinic this morning for devotions did a little research on hyper and hypo tension and defined the difference between impaired, handicapped, disabled, and dysfunction. Sounds interesting I know right! (sarcasm). I know it may sound a bit ridiculous to be doing that sort of research on a summer holiday, but trust me when you see things like this everyday you are always eager to learn more and as much as possible! After all my fun research I went to help my good friend Washington on some of his work that he needed to get done. He is in charge of the clinic’s financial expenditure. Currently we have a pharasutical dealer who, when comparing to other companies, is over charging us a ridiculous amount. Some of the prices are nearly triple of what the real cost should be! The obvious change is to switch companies, which is a work in progress, but there is a lot of in between documentation and lists that must be completed and presented. It was interesting to see another side to the clinic besides the direct patient care. It really makes you appreciate all the work that is being done by each individual even if it is not something that you can directly observe.
Tomorrow is my last day to go on the mobile clinic to Mud Fort! I don’t think it has hit me yet all the experience that I will soon have to call my last… I really really enjoy going on the mobile clinic. Everyone on there creates the best work environment and makes me laugh non-stop amidst the suffering and poverty we endure. I think when you are surrounded by such an encouraging group of people, it is so easy to overlook and not fully comprehend the patients you are dealing with and the background that they are coming from. I was thinking and wishing today that I really could feel the power of prayer myself. I see God answer prayers all the time in my life, but I wish I could be more aware on a daily basis of His presence and that he is listening and is living in me! My new goal for this week that I wish I would have started way earlier into this trip is pray for every single person as an individual who walks into the clinic with a need, or even just a person I encounter. Of course I pray for the clinic and patients we see every day and I thank God for the work he is doing, but I really want everything to be more individualized. If God took the time to choose me and create me to such a specifically I think it is only right and fair that I treat his other children just like that. I not only think it would help the people I interact with, but I really feel like this could help me grow on my personal walk even more. I challenge everyone to join me on this experiment. Try praying for those around you as you pass them on the side walk, or hand them cash at the checkout. Everyone could use a little more prayer in their lives and why not start now? I thank God everyday for allowing me to be here despite the challenges I have been facing on a daily basis. Each day although similar in nature can teach me far different lessons each time. Thanks again for your prayers and support. I am excited to come home and really be able to share with you each individual the miracles that God has done in my life as well as in the lives of his children in India.