Friends Come to Eye Clinic

I sat at the construction sight waiting on Mike to complete the roof so I could go to the eye clinic.  Well the eye clinic was next door at the school.  The children at the school were having a work day.  Team member, Maurice shared how all the boys were taking their majettis to school. Well there was a good reason for them taking their majetts.  There was a school work day.  All the children were cleaning the school grounds.  I looked over and most of them were wearing their sunglasses from the eye clinic visit the day before.  They would gingerly take their sunglasses out of the plastic bags given to them in order to keep them clean and protected.  These little men were so proud of their new sunglasses and they all looked very handsome.

Jose and I were talking to this little fellow at the job site.  I could not quiet figure out why he was not in school unless he had aged out and just did not look old enough.  He was barefooted and slightly dirty.  We asked him had he been to the eye clinic at the church.  He nodded to us no.  We encouraged him to go to the eye clinic and get him some sun glasses or whatever else he might need.  Mike and I finally got to go up to check on the eye clinic and there he was getting his eyes checked.  We made eye contact and we gave each other thumbs up and he gave me a grateful smile. He was my God moment.

Our little David came to get his eyes checked.  He walked up to the church all by himself.  He jumped up in the chair and let Betty Lynn check his eyes with an eye chart and did a very good job.  Reba, Penny and Peggy worked in the eye glass distribution table.  Beth was the last person the patient saw before receiving their eye glasses.  But there was one more station people were asked to attend, the Salvation Station.  During the two and one half day eye clinic the most important problem was solved, five people came to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  Two of these people were Orlin's brother and cousin.  Orlin stood outside of the church along with Penny and Maida praying for his family's salvation.  Team member, Jimmy led the two gentlemen and one devout Catholic lady to the Lord with the huge assistance of one of our translators Ronny. Jimmy shared he would speak to the men and Ronny would take it one step further.  Jimmy shared how important evangelism was to Ronny.  There was several folks who would not make this important decision but they heard it so now they are accountable for their spiritual sight.  Because their spiritual sight is so much more important than their physical sight.  Beth shared how the eye clinic was the tool but the men working beside each other all week was the seed planted which led these gentlemen to receive Jesus Christ.  There was two other salvations where Maida assisted Penny. 

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16