"Dear All,
The long awaited glasses have arrived at my clinic and are awaiting collection.
Regards,
Dr. Ntwatwa Lule
These are glasses that we were expecting in July from Deseret International. They would have been nice to have a couple weeks earlier. But we have been able to put them to good use so far!
We called Dr. Lule to see how many glasses there were. He told us 8 boxes - all different sizes - however most of them were around 4ft x 1ft x 1ft.
Before I continue. I have a small big surprise also to tell. I am HOME! SURPRISE!! :)
After my oldest brother told me that he was engaged and that his wedding was August 11th, I made the decision to come home early to surprise him. It was a tough decision. I knew I would be missing a lot, leaving two weeks earlier than I had originally planned. However, how often does my oldest brother who I have looked up to for many many years get married? I knew I needed to go. Sooo, I went! I decided to make it a surprise for my brother. :)
After my oldest brother told me that he was engaged and that his wedding was August 11th, I made the decision to come home early to surprise him. It was a tough decision. I knew I would be missing a lot, leaving two weeks earlier than I had originally planned. However, how often does my oldest brother who I have looked up to for many many years get married? I knew I needed to go. Sooo, I went! I decided to make it a surprise for my brother. :)
But I will tell you that story in another post. Right now, I need to get back to our glasses! :)
With the information of the glasses, McCall traveled Wednesday with Jace and I to Kampala to pick up the glasses on our way to the airport. We only opened two boxes up and guesstimated the amount of all the boxes. HOLY COW were those boxes big! A lot bigger than I was expecting!
McCall took Jace and I to the airport, and then took the boxes home and counted them...Guess how many there were. :)
THREE THOUSAND and TWENTY GLASSES!!!!!!!!
3,020!!
First thing they did was set up multiple of outreaches where we would be able to distribute the glasses. It has been going great as far as I've heard!!! Friday night Kristen, Chelsea, Whitney, Troy, and Stewart headed out to Nakasongala, near Misindi, and all day Saturday was the outreach. It was an all out outreach - eye, dental, general health, pharmacy - everything!
By the end of the day on Saturday, a total of 520 patients had been registered and seen, 45 pairs of glasses had been given out by the Eye team for 65 patients. 191 Dental patients were seen and they had 212 teeth extracted. The other 264 patients were general medical. At the close of the outreach on Sunday, a total of 1141 patients had been seen.
They headed home Sunday morning, so they were not there for the rest of the outreach on Sunday.
I have been told that they have hopefully three more outreaches planned - one in Najjembe - which was Monday, Kitigoma - which was today, and hopefully Seya tomorrow! I shall update you soon on how those go once I hear from Kristen! :)
Yay for glasses!
Even though we only have 2 weeks left in Uganda, we are spending every second of our time trying our best to help these people. No time will be wasted. We have glasses, and we will put them to their intended use!
It was a great surprise, and we are grateful to have them! I'm sure the people that we have helped are even more grateful that we have received this donation. :)
Quote of the Day! :)
"Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks." - Samuel Johnson
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