I am writing this in my hotel room, accompanied by loud Indian dance music outside the window. There is a posh party going on out on the lawn of the hotel (A 'Banker's Night', apparently) with wealthy people arriving in chauffeur driven cars and thousands of bright lights decorating the perimeter of the lawn.
This truly is a land of contrasts.
We spent today back in the slum conducting a medical camp. There has not been a medical camp in this place since last year when I was there and so it was great to be back with a bigger team this time. As most of us are nurses we were in our element! We got started late as we had to set the place up and sort out pharmacy before we could start, but once we got started it was all go. We saw perhaps 200+ patients throughout the day, people from this slum and also neighbouring slums. I absolutely love this work. It is so good to just be right in the middle of the community, among the people, touching them and meeting their needs in a practical way. The place was thronging with people waiting to be seen by us and the Doctor. As usual there was a lot of aches and pains as well as some more serious conditions. Lorna had set up a station for dressings and bandages and ended up being very busy, loving every minute! Sophie ran the Pharmacy like a pro. Marilyn and Maureen , who are not medically trained, prayed for people with particular needs. And so, along with our Indian friends, it was a great day of teamwork and expressing God's love in the best way we knew how by caring for these people and showing them worth and dignity. We travelled home on our bus full of stories, reflections and with happy hearts.
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| Patients waiting to be seen |
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| Pharmacy |
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| Lorna in her element |
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