Thursday, December 19, 2013

Maria

Today in our clinic I had the opportunity to care for a 10 year old girl Maria with an abscessed tooth.  She had been in pain for about a month.  She lost her mother and father in the horrendous Typhoon. Her aunt whose home was destroyed lost her two sons in the Typhoon has take her in and they are living in another sisters home. Maria was so thankful to have her tooth removed she gave me a kiss.

What a tragic story for such a young life to experience. We prayed with her. There isn't a family that I have met since I have been here that hasn't been touched in such a horrific way. The Salvation Army has been wonderful in their grief counseling and spiritual ministry – they spent over an hour with this family alone. 

In our clinic today, we saw 78 medical patients and 24 oral surgery patients. The Salvation Army distributed over 1000 food relief bundles to families today as well.

For His glory,
Sam

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