CRAAAAZY day in the jungle

Today we were back in clinic after having yesterday off to rest and travel. We hit the road at 6:30 this morning for clinic, for what turned out to be a very exciting day. On the way there, my friend Katie and I commented that we felt like we were in scenes of Forrest Gump when they are in the Vietnam War. We were literally in the jungle today! 

So we started off the morning eating breakfast at the senator of Cambodia's huge house on the beach. Below is a pic of our view (I do promise I'm on a mission trip! Ha!) It was a super great way to start the day. We then made it to the clinic, which today wasn't a run down building- so that was a huge blessing! We walked in the door and we already had a very sick baby on our hands. The day got rolling VERY quickly. We then had a patient walk in, in acute renal failure. Then a possible stroke in the middle of a dental procedure. Then a seizure in the outdoor waiting area. Then some malaria, parasites, Rickett's disease, and a wicked abscess. ALL BEFORE LUNCH! But don't worry, things did not slow down. After lunch we had a major facial trauma...mo-ped vs cow. The cow won. Then a little girl with a locked jaw having an asthma attack....try getting a foreign 6 year old to use an inhaler in the first place, much less one that can't open her mouth!! So pretty much, today was just one challenge after another. And this community is definitely the sickest we have seen. I kinda hate that I'm a pro at calculating parasite meds for pedi patients at this point. All of what we see here is so unheard of back home, or at least super treatable. 

It experiences like this that make you really realize the brokenness of this world, and the beauty of God's grace. Oh how much I rejoice in the fact that this is not it. There's hope for these people beyond their current and horrific situations. And for that I cannot stop praising the name of Jesus.