Today was our first day of clinic. With excitement and a bit of nervous anticipation, we walked single file down the narrow and busy streets of Quiche to the clinic site. The small open-air gym that normally serves as the headquarters of the local Lions Club will be our clinic location for the next two weeks.
We began the morning with a OneSight tradition – a pep rally-type cheer with all hands in. Our mission leaders gave us our station assignments and we quickly got to work. By 10 am, we had things running as smoothly as if we were all OneSight veterans, even though 14 out of our 33 team members were experiencing their first clinic.
While smooth operations are important to us, Massimo, one of our first-timers from Italy, captured the true essence of OneSight -- giving the gift of sight. He observed that although there are many cultural and language barriers here, nothing could hinder our ability to communicate our love and respect for the people of Quiche. We could see that the recipients are able to understand the meaning of the clinic regardless of these barriers. Today they showed us their own simple sign of gratitude— smiles and the joy in their eyes.
It was a great first day! We all look forward to Day 2 of our clinic (after a good night’s sleep!).
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