On the 12 March the alarm went off at 4.30am (I thought there was only one 4.30 in the day and that was in the afternoon!), Mark and I, blarely eyed got out of bed, dressed and walked around to church. Our nepali at 5am isn't flash! We met up with a group of people from the church. We waited an hour for the bus to come (could've been sleeping) and then finally all got on a bus and drove for about an hour to Bandipur. From here we got a jeep and went to one of our churches daughter churches to run a one day medical camp which also served as an outreach opportunity.
Don't we look warm and awake!
We had a walk through Bandipur while jeeps were arranged - this is where Mark and I, with Hazel spent Christmas morning before going to the same village for the medical camp.
The sign says 'Ke Garne' cafe - that means - what to do cafe!
We then climbed onto the jeeps and went down a very dusty (covered your whole shoes dusty) road...
and arrived to some of the best dahl bhaat that I have eaten in a long time.
The doctors eating dahl bhat before their day of work. Dr Prakash (left) works at Green Pastures and the other doctor works at a local private hospital in ED. He has just come off a night shift and now it was Saturday - their one day off!
We then arrived at the school where the camp was held... registrations were commenced - names taken, patients given as piece of paper for all the medical info to be written on and Rs10 (5cents NZD) was paid - all the money raised was given to the school at the end.
Everyone was welcomed, the reason for the service was made clear and then it was all on...
patients were registered....
the nurses taking blood pressure and body weight.......
people queued....
and then finally saw the doctor - again, both doctors in the same room - privacy isn't an issue here (see my visit to the hospital post)
After they saw the doctor the script was given to the pharmacy while the patients were prayed for and told about Jesus Christ by a group of counsellors - also from the church....
Other services were also available - physiotherapy....
And dentistry - 5 people had teeth pulled and others were referred to Pokhara to have repairs...
Mark got the job of being photogrpaher which also made him a hit with the children...
We then had closing program and the presentation of the money. All in all, 257 patients were treated - some from up to four hours away. Nearly everyone took home bibles or information and had the opportunity to be prayed for and share their struggles. It was a tiring day but a good one.
Disclaimer: I am sorry this is soo much later than the actual date - I have had a lot of technical problems with this post!
