John had 4 patients on Thursday--2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon.
Great before and after picture of this child.
Bryan with patients he translated for.
Another man John worked with.
John giving instructions.
Adjusting the prosthetic eye. A small suction cup is used to remove the eye.
Inserting the eye.
This handsome young man was so happy and showed it by his smile.
John likes to get pictures with all his patients if possible.
Final details on a prosthesis.
Screwing on the adapter to a prosthetic socket.
This man came to see us about a leg. We just didn't have enough time to get to him...we were expecting all the Macha patients anytime Thursday morning for fittings and still had all the Choma patients to fit. Chris explained to him, through a translator, the situation.
He was so understanding and said "it is all in God's time". We have his name and number to contact next year for a prosthetic leg.
Fitting Osia with her new socket.
Instructions on walking.
Chris with Obote. He is a tall man with really long legs. He got the hang of walking with the prosthesis quickly.
Chris telling Obote about Christ and Blu translating.
This is Mooya. She was fit in 2012 on Chris' first trip, we fit her with a different type of liner last year trying to get the socket more comfortable, but finally figured out why she was having so much discomfort this year (again a difficulty through language barrier). She has a knee disarticulation with the patella (knee cap) still under the skin. The movement of the patella is causing pain. We did an unconventional prosthetic socket style and got it comfortable enough for her to be able to use the prosthesis.
Mooya getting on the motorbike she came on for transport.
Everyone fit nicely :) Traveling with 2 or 3 on a motorbike is not uncommon.
The patient waiting area under Carolyn and Diana's porch. We brought them over the garage one by one for modesty reasons since most of them were above knee amputees.
Fitting Rafael.
He's another really tall, long legged man. The knee we used for him had a lock mechanism to it, so it locked fully straight when he stood and then he could pull a lever to unlock the knee to bend it in order to sit down.
Chris fitting Anold with his third prosthesis...she saw him for his first leg in 2012.
We gave Anold some toys and clothes after fitting of his prosthesis. He really is pleased, he's just solemn. Blu showed him how some of the toys worked, which got some laughs from him.
Chris fitting Jimmy. Jimmy broke his prosthesis that Chris made in 2012 while riding on a bicycle. He is a "go-getter".
After Chris got the prosthesis on Jimmy, he just got right up and started walking without adjustments being made. We had to make him stop just to get the adjustments made. He was so excited to get going again.
Once the adjustments and fine tuning were finished, Jimmy quickly put his crutches aside and took off. He was all smiles!
Thursday afternoon, Luxon came back for fitting with his father.
He got a new leg, new shoes and new clothes.
He's solemn but was happy with the new leg.
After patient fittings were finished, we took a stroll down to the area where our future clinic will potentially be.
New Day's banana orchard...close to producing.
They have been considering where the clinic would best be built for accessibility, electricity, water and general safety for the orphanage. This is the area right outside the fence by the animal pens. This is where they have a general store located that New Day stocks and sells things for local villagers.
Here's the inside of the store.
In addition to the general store, there is a grinding mill for local people to grind maize. This area has electricity, water, and is outside of the fence for safety for the orphanage. We hope to have our clinic here in the next few years.
Thursday finished up with praise and worship in the dining hall after dinner at 7pm. There were songs in Tonga with dance, praises shared and prayer. It was a wonderful day filled with such joy and reminders of how we serve an awesome God!
*Next post: Friday, May 22: Joy of mobility...
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