Today we got up bright and early to head to the batay. We loaded up the bus around 8:30 and headed over to Batay 22 with supplies for VBS, water filtration, and the medical clinic. We set up the clinic in the school building and held VBS right outside in the schoolyard.
Mary, Keith, Mike and I were on the water filtration team for today. We did not have to walk around to each home, as many people gathered around to watch the demonstration of the filters and receive them. We gave out all of the filters to 38 households and 1 to the school before lunchtime.
After lunch the water filter team split up between the clinic and vbs. I went with VBS, where we played with bubbles and beachballs, did a craft, sang songs and other things while the clinic saw more patients. A few of the girls even braided me and Beth’s hair.
Our translators were an essential part of today, making sure the people receiving water filters knew how to properly use and care for them, as well as communicating the stories to the kids in VBS. So were the doctors that came with us to see people in the clinic. We left the batay around 4:30 and came back to the mission house for dinner. Today was a great day of Missions!
- Sarah Orton
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