Today we travelled to another new village for us. It was called Mollagunta. The people welcomed us with fireworks and a band. They were really pleased to see us and so grateful for the clinic.
This was an extremely poor village with no water. They have to travel four miles every day for clean water. Continue reading “Last clinic”
Today we travelled to do a clinic in a village called Utagundam. This is a village we have never been to before and there is no Christian witness there. It is an extremely poor village where people live in mud huts. Continue reading “Utagundam”
An early 7.30am start this morning at the Krishna River for the baptisms of young people who have become Christians at this week’s conference. It was lovely to see them take this step of commitment on a warm, misty morning as the sun came up. Continue reading “Sunday at IREF”
We had the final clinic in Repalle this morning. We have seen 641 people in total and 207 teeth have been extracted! We will go out to villages next week and do clinics there.
Today has been a very special and very busy day at IREF as the degree college is 25 years old. There was a big silver jubilee celebration with dancers, singers, food and many former students coming back to share what they are doing now and receive awards (some of them remembered Jason taking their teeth out when they were very young!). Continue reading “Silver jubilee”
Today we saw young people and adults in the medical clinic. All the younger children have now been seen.
It was another busy day with most adults queuing up to see Stewart, our optician. Glasses are very sought after and make a massive difference to people’s lives. Continue reading “Clinic and evangelistic march”
Today’s clinic was busy, but particularly special, as we treated all the Ullipallem CDC kids and some adults from that village. We were able to remind them of the link with our own church and that we pray for them. Continue reading “Our oldest patient”
The first night of the youth conference is underway. Hundreds of young people will participate in small group teaching and big evening meetings. The theme is ‘walking with God’. Continue reading “Youth conference”
Another really busy day in the clinic with almost 150 children coming through. The team worked really hard and were able to ease the pain of many of them.
The tents are being set up as the big evangelical youth conference starts tomorrow night. Continue reading “Clinic day 2”
The day started with Lindsey and Lynn speaking at morning assembly at the school then the clinic was set up.
We saw almost 100 children this afternoon, many of whom received treatment unavailable to them otherwise. Everything ran smoothly. Continue reading “Clinic day 1”
We have arrived safely in Repalle!! The young people were all lined up and welcomed us with rose petals, fireworks and garlands. So lovely to see their excitement!
We are hoping for a good sleep tonight before we start in the clinic in the morning. Continue reading “What a welcome!”
Bags are packed and we are all set to leave from Glasgow at 8am tomorrow, 5th January.
We are taking a lot of equipment, including a toothbrush for every child. Continue reading “Ready for the off”
