When I got to the Medical Team, there were already a 100 or so people lined up to be seen by Jim and 3 Indian physicians, plus a host of nurses and other personnel waiting to take orders from the doctors and distribute doses of on-hand medicine. The closer we got to 10 am (the anticipated start time for the camp), the more people came flooding to the camp. When it was time to start, Pastor Devisetham (one of our SuperPastors) introduced the doctors, then the rest of the GCC team. He explained that the doctors would be doing basic screenings, medical analysis and medication distribution, and that Barb and Andrea would like to speak with any women who were present about women’s iss
ues whenever they had received treatment from the doctors. When the pastor finished speaking, he introduced the Village Elder (kind of the like the Mayor), who thanked the team for coming, and also for the other doctors in the mix coming as well. Then, when he finished, he marched right over to Jim and sat down. Jim checked his vitals, and then asked him some very targeted questions about his lifestyle. The Elder seemed thoroughly happy to be listening to Jim, and also to be listened to by him. He thanked him thoroughly, and then went on his way, after which time, Jim saw a steady stream of patients for the rest of the day. All in all, I think that Jim and the other doctors saw 176 patients during the camp, but Jim continued to see
patients well into the evening as stragglers made it to the village from the outlying other communities.
ues whenever they had received treatment from the doctors. When the pastor finished speaking, he introduced the Village Elder (kind of the like the Mayor), who thanked the team for coming, and also for the other doctors in the mix coming as well. Then, when he finished, he marched right over to Jim and sat down. Jim checked his vitals, and then asked him some very targeted questions about his lifestyle. The Elder seemed thoroughly happy to be listening to Jim, and also to be listened to by him. He thanked him thoroughly, and then went on his way, after which time, Jim saw a steady stream of patients for the rest of the day. All in all, I think that Jim and the other doctors saw 176 patients during the camp, but Jim continued to see patients well into the evening as stragglers made it to the village from the outlying other communities. 
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