Recap of Wednesday and the Gecko hunter From Ann Marie

On Wednesday the clinic was in full swing and it was great to see so many of the same faces-a lot of people had returned to see the eye Doctor. Sadly enough we found out from Lindsey (she had a conversation with a local woman) that if people have no insurance and are lower income, they typically have to wait about 2 years to get in to see the eye doctor....needless to say the optical team worked up and til the very end...almost until the bus arrived to take us back to our hotel. THANK YOU Larry, Lindsey, Jonilee, Heidi, Heather and Ryan for all of your perseverance and hard work.

After dinner we shared some God sightings and Quique (missionary that we are working with) shared a very personal story about his childhood and how the only difference between him and his peers was the gospel. I hope and pray that God will use us to touch the hearts of the people of Alajuela. I feel that He already has from the stories the team has shared. Dr. Steve mentioned that sometimes we will never know the impact our actions will have on someone. I guess this is true but I know that in the case of Alajuela we have been blessed to have had the opportunity to be the initiating catalyst to the some of the people we have encountered.

Well, in closing, Nadine and I have found out that Heather, our roommate, is a GECKO magnet. Luckily Matt aka "Mateo" aka "the Gecko Hunter" came to our rescue and ejected a third gecko from our room...THANKS Mateo. Well it's time to have breakfast and head out to our last day of clinic.

Take care and God bless all of our family and friends,

Ann Marie