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Today we met the local church and began preparing the clinic that starts tomorrow. We also met 4 of the 6 members of the optometrist group. Setup included stuffing nice shopping bags with tracts and mints, as well as preparing the eyeglass cases. Reed and Tek were able to practice playing together.
The church is about 20 miles north of the hotel. I originally thought it was south of the hotel. It takes about 30 minutes to get there, and is in a very rural area. A few years ago, the church met under a tent. Today, it has a cement building with an open air sheet metal roof. They are in the process of building an addition for children's ministries. If it were not so far, it would be a great building mission trip for the Teens.
The BLC Thailand Mission budget includes paying for the cost of the glasses, and the travel/room/board of the Optometrist team. Apparently the company pays the staff to attend. It is a way for the company to give back to the community. They have done many of these clinics, and know how to handle people quickly. On average, the 6 of them can serve one person a minute. More about the process tomorrow after I have seen it in action.
The local church has done an amazing job at organizing the clinic. People will be coming from 6 Districts, with the farthest being about 30 miles away. The patient schedule for all 4 days of the clinic was already posted when we arrived. It had the time slot, person's name, and National ID number. The local church handled all the logistics of site prep, outreach, and patient signup. All we, and the Optometrist team, have to do is show up.
Richard Li
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