Team Zambia, fluid and flexible

Good morning from Zambia!! We are on day 4 living out of our tents in the bush of Wangibisha and the team is doing great! We’ve gotten into somewhat of a rhythm this week but we’ve been keeping true to the Teen Missions way of staying “fluid and flexible” as each clinic day looks a little different. Our kitchen tent has been producing some delicious meals as well as hot tea for the team in the mornings to warm up during morning devos. Clinic so far has been hosted from right here at the Wangibisha base. The team can walk to set up clinic and evangelism as well as take breaks in shifts for lunch. We are scheduled to host 2 clinics per location, however plans had a minor change as our bus had to be taken in for repairs. Today instead of clinic the team helped here at the Wangibisha base cleaning up trash as well as helping the students shuck and bag corn, although this is not what they thought they had signed up for, the team had great attitudes about the change of plans! We are hopeful to, by tomorrow, be hosting clinics outside of the Wangibisha base and get back on schedule, but we trust that the Lord is not surprised by our schedule change and we are making the most of our time here on our off day while the bus is being repaired to work on more songs and testimonies to share during our next church service. Each clinic day we have set up a check in station/waiting area, 3 medical stations, one eyeglass station, a pharmacy, and kids/entertainment station as well as cycling through prayer closet. Each station has made it a priority to share the Gospel with everyone we encounter and trust that the Lord has a plan for each person whether we are able to help them or not. Our first clinic day we saw many people for both eyeglasses and medical needs. it was a little chaotic as everyone figured out a good flow, but the Lord is good and each group had a great experience. The second Wangibisha clinic day was much slower with about half the number of patients coming for eyeglasses and medical needs, however we still got the chance to share and experience people coming to know and believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. After clinic the team has gotten caught up on bucket laundry & baths which always boosts morale! After clinic and bath & laundry we have had what we’re calling a “clinic debrief”. Since not everyone sees the same thing everyday this is time where the team has a chance to share what they saw and how it affected them. It’s important to process each day like this as there are people who come in with chronic illnesses or pains that we as a small clinic with basic medicine and no doctors can truly help with, however we make sure to remember that the most important thing is that each person, helped or not, was introduced to the Gospel, some for the very first time. Once we debrief as a team we do “quiet 30” where the team can journal, read, nap, pray, make bracelets, etc. quietly on their own. The team has enjoyed Bible study together walking through the Psalms as well as the girls and guys separatedstudies walking through what it means to be a godly gentleman and godly woman. During evening devos the team enjoys sharing about what the Lord has been doing in their lives as well as ending the day with worship and praising the Lord for the day followed by singing our team songs and praying to end the night. Thank you so much for your prayers for our team!! Here are some short testimonials about the past few days from a few team members!!