2013 | November
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We just returned from our November 9, 2013 mission. Our dedicated team of volunteers saw 800 people in clinic, distributed 1,500 pairs of glasses, and performed 153 vision restoring cataract surgeries, 11 pterygia surgeries, and 24 laser surgeries.
We implemented the “model of compassion” in the OR, putting in place the necessary steps to ensure that each patient receives the most compassionate and best surgery possible. This approach has also allowed us to become much more efficient in the operating room. We were able to easily increase our capacity to 35 surgeries per day, in less time and with less stress.
God is good, all the time. This is His mission, and we are learning that if we stay out of His way and let Him push the bus, we will do His will and He will be glorified.
We continue to stand in awe of what these blinded poor patients and their families have to bear. We are blessed that we have them as our stewards to live the Gospel: “Whatever you do to the least of my brothers you do to Me” (Mt 25:40).
Thank you for your prayers and your support.
Dr. Jim
