The Clinic is Open!!

After years of a dream, 4 weeks ago it happened. CLINICA EL AYUDANTE IS OPEN!!! And what's even better is that it is open full time!!! The dream for this place has always been to open a clinic for the communities surrounding us.  While this dream was getting built, God was in the process of making the whole vision. Not only is a clinic open, but there is so much more. There are people that God has placed to work in the clinic and relationships with the community to make this a lasting place.

Clinic staff

When we had our soft opening in March, things went very well. But after that week, we had a huge list of things to do, things to change, things to add and so on. The last several months have been filled with getting that list complete. This list included things like going to the dump to figure out waste, sewing curtains and sheets for the observation room and hiring staff.

July 14, the night before we opened, we invited the pastors of the area to bless and pray over the clinic. The clinic waiting room was filled with pastors and their wives praying over the clinic. It was so beautiful to hear these pastors pray over and see an answer to their prayers - a clinic in their area for their people.

July 15, opening day. We were all filled with such excitement and anticipation of how God was going to use this clinic. We had decided that our 1 doctor could only see 18 patients (plus a few extra) a day. This is for her sanity and longevity :) The first day we turned away over 100 people. What a need there is for quality healthcare!!! However, the blessing was that we were able to tell everyone. "come back tomarrow, we are open for good"

the line before 6 AM every morning

These last 4 weeks have gone so well. I am working part time and we have hired 2 other nurse assistants for when I am not working. We have done our first women's health day where we saw 35 ladies for their yearly exam. We use our nebulizors daily and next Friday we have our first EKG day. This equipment is so basic, but it is such a blessing.

So yes, the healthcare is great, but what makes the difference is when someone gives their life to Jesus. After every Dr. apt, each patient is given the opportunity to receive prayer. Because yes, we are a clinic, but even more we are here to share Jesus love and forgiveness to those around us.

This is the reason we are ALL here - to share Jesus love wherever we are.