...was blind but now I see!
As promised, pictures from the ACTUAL reason I went to Chihuahua! The clinic ran from Monday through Thursday, and we were able to consult 804 people. After registering at the door and then waiting their turn, everyone first passed through, in this order, the nurses' table, the reading test, and the distance test. Then, they came to where I was working all week: dispensing. This is where they actually tried on several pairs of glasses to verify the accuracy (or lack thereof) of their prescription and select an appropriate style (as you can maybe guess we were WAY more flexible with this towards the beginning of the week!). The last step was the fitting station, where each person's glasses were molded to the shape of their face and cleaned, and they were given a case for each pair as well. Maybe a few pictures will help that make more sense:
All the glasses we started with--about 3400 labeled and sorted pairs.
Our lovely nurses, Kim and Shirley.
The reading test...I now have Psalm 23:5 memorized in Spanish because that's what the smallest letters on the sheet said!
I don't think I have a picture of just the distance test, so on to dispensing...Chris worked there too.
I was actually going to take these but someone wanted them like 2 patients after this picture was taken.
Sherri at the fitting station.
The whole set-up...we were thankful to have such a large space compared to the sanctuary at Gloria Dei, where the last clinic was.
Steve, the guy on the left, was the fearless leader of the group.
Cool stuff we drove by on the way home...Chihuahua's version of the words on the mountain (see the cross WAY in the distance?)...
...a Pancho Villa fountain...
...and another statue of him (they LOVE that guy there) with flowers all around the base b/c we were there on the 86th anniversary of his assassination.
MOST eyeglass team 927.
And here's me being interviewed...this will have to count as proof because I couldn't find a video ;)
Jardin del Abuelo, the location of our clinic...some sort of government run senior citizens' center I think.
It was crazy some days but I did manage to find some time to just hang out.
It was crazy some days but I did manage to find some time to just hang out.
All the glasses we started with--about 3400 labeled and sorted pairs.
Our lovely nurses, Kim and Shirley.
The reading test...I now have Psalm 23:5 memorized in Spanish because that's what the smallest letters on the sheet said!
I don't think I have a picture of just the distance test, so on to dispensing...Chris worked there too.
I was actually going to take these but someone wanted them like 2 patients after this picture was taken.
Sherri at the fitting station.
The whole set-up...we were thankful to have such a large space compared to the sanctuary at Gloria Dei, where the last clinic was.
Steve, the guy on the left, was the fearless leader of the group.
Cool stuff we drove by on the way home...Chihuahua's version of the words on the mountain (see the cross WAY in the distance?)...
...a Pancho Villa fountain...
...and another statue of him (they LOVE that guy there) with flowers all around the base b/c we were there on the 86th anniversary of his assassination.
MOST eyeglass team 927.
And here's me being interviewed...this will have to count as proof because I couldn't find a video ;)Until next time, blessings!
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