One of the neat things we were able to experience during my
family’s visit was to participate in a medical team which provided a free clinic
for the people of Gusu Village. Our friends and fellow missionaries, Dave and
Becky Epperson started a new organization, E3 which serves to minister to
the whole person – spiritually, physically, socially and economically. (For more information check out their website
at www.jdsmalawi.com ). We were able to join a visiting work team
from Virginia for the day to go and help at the clinic. We left at 6:30 am in the morning and headed
out to the village, a couple hours drive away. On arrival, there were at least 60 people
already waiting for us and by the end of the day we saw about 350 men, women
and children. There were close to 25 volunteers and we set up different stations depending on our medical
ability. In the first room, patients
came and were weighed in, temperature taken, blood pressure and pulse recorded.
My dad and I were stationed in the first room and took patients temperatures
throughout the day. The patients then
went to the next room where they saw doctors and nurse practitioners who
diagnosed their medical problems. My mom, being a nurse practitioner saw many,
many patients! Patients were then diagnosed
for either lab work (where they went to another room) or were prescribed
medicine (for free) from the pharmacy that was set up in the room next door. On the way out, Bruce and a few others were
responsible for recording each patient’s name and their diagnosis in a book. Throughout the day the girls bounced from
room to room and self entertained themselves with coloring or playing in the
dirt. It was a great day and we were
thrilled to have the opportunity to serve and love many people from Gusu Village. Here are some pictures of our day. 
It was an amazingly windy day and in addition to it being
dry season we were literally covered in red dirt from head to toe. Thankfully we had water (which isn’t always a guarantee) when we got
home so we could all take long showers and baths.
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