Time For Some "Mission Magic"

Day 3 at our clinic really exciting. We had some great experiences and got to interact with our patients on a truly personal level. As always, the day began with a cheer, this time led by our European team members. Emily from the UK, Cristina, Lorenzo, Massimo and Fabio from Italy, and Xavier from Spain let us in a chant that said "Aicrare la gente la nostra mission non importia nazione ne preofessione OneSight!" which translates to "Help the people is our mission - doesn't matter what nation or profession - OneSight!". What a great way to start the day.



The clinic doors opened and we had a steady stream coming through right away. We cranked up the music and rocked our stations. The first great personal experience was between Dr. Dave Gill from Columbus, who is our lead doctor. He had received a pair of glasses donated by a patient and had brought them to Guatemala. They went to Josefa who was in her mid-30s and had traveled to the clinic with her daughter. She received a pair of green metal frames from Dr. Dave and was so pleased with the way they looked and helped her see clearly again.



Marcee from Conneticut had also brought along some glasses. A gentleman named Jose came through and she was able to match a pair donated by her daughter Danielle. They were the exact prescription and needed no adjustments! Anyone who has been to a clinic knows this can be rare.


After our lunch of yummy pizza and oranges we were revived and ready to go again. Up at the IMS table, where we key in the prescriptions and match them with glasses, a form came through with a really high RX. It was for a 14 year old girl who had a -10.00 in both eyes. We noticed her sitting in the bleachers and she kept pulling her cell phone out - she had to hold it right in front of her face to be able to read. We wanted to help her in some way and Abbey from Cincinnati had brought some frames with her from the home office recycle center. One of them was a -8.00 in both eyes. We thought this would be the best match we could offer her so we went over and Abbey and Stephanie from Salt Lake City helped fit the glasses. The look on her face was priceless. She smiled and opened her eyes really wide. The whole time Mark Lyons was clicking away on his camera. She must have felt like a movie star. It was one of those moments of mission magic that you always hear about.

Clinic hustled and bustled for the rest of the afternoon and we had a steady stream of people moving through. We saw just under 1,000 people today - all in a day's work at a OneSight clinic. Now time for some rest and on to day 4 tomorrow! If you are reading this and still want to donate to the Team Guatemala fundraising page, please click on the link above - we are almost halfway to our goal!

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