A Day in the Life of a Medical Clinic

I wanted to show you what one of our medical clinics looks like.This one is pretty typical. We conduct it at the local Buddhist Temple, which would be like a typical "community center" back home. What I mean by that is that the local Buddhist Temple is the place many of them use for community type affairs, they may not be Buddhist but come to the temple for whatever reason and use that facility. So it makes sense to use the Buddhist Temple for our medical clinics.

The people know ahead of time that we are coming, so they are there early to get in line. This is their opportunity for free medical care and free medicines, so they don't want to miss out. They are waiting for us when we show up. Typically when we pull up to the area it is like "show time!" We know they have already been waiting and we try to get set up as soon as possible. So when we pile out of the vans everyone truly kicks into high gear. No one on the team is thinking of their own needs we all try to do whatever we can to get the clinic set up and running. I work in the pharmacy. We have probably 50 different types of medicines that we could set out. We have written down the generic drug that is in the medication on a slip of paper and set that slip of paper on the table. Then we pick up a drug and try to match it to that slip of paper. When we find it we set out enough to fill about 4-5 prescriptions and try to remember where the rest of it is when it comes time to restock the table! Each day it's different and it can get pretty hectic for the first hour or so. Then we get into a groove. About 2 -3 people fill out prescriptions. Two individuals explain the medications to the patient. Then the patient comes into the prayer line. Many, I would say a majority of the individuals in the prayer line see some type of healing. The times I have spent in the prayer line I have seen nearly all of them receive significant healing.

[I'll stop this post right here. The truth is I have been trying to post about five pictures for about an an hour and a half. The upload keeps attempting to post the picture but it fails. I finally was able to get these two photos up and I am afraid that it will shut down on me. So I am going to post this part now with the hopes of being able to complete it tonight or in the morning.]