September 4, 2011

Over 2,000 people helped in 2 days!

By saubinger

The last two days have been a blur!  We've had a blast working hard to see as many people as we can.  As the days progressed, our team seemed to be working better and better and the days never seemed to overwhelming even though we're seeing almost twice as many people than on the first days! 

We've also been able to help a couple people in amazing ways!  Yesterday there was a 20 year old girl named Elsia who had never had glasses before.  After going through the doctor's stations, we found out she saw over 20/200!  She was a -10.00 Sph with a -3.50 Cyl in the one eye and a similar Rx in the other eye.  We were able to find a pair of glasses for her that were very close and you should have seen the look on her face when she put them on and looked around the clinic!  She was speechless!  right behind her was her mother who also had a very high Rx and she hadn't had glasses in years!  That's what these long days are all about for us.  Helping to improve people's daily lives.  It's hard to imagine not being able to see anything clearly your whole life! Imagine how better Elsia's will be now that she can actually see what's going on around her!

We are all passionate about what we're doing here, but Dale Bryant exemplifies the dedication and passion that we all share.  Dale has been on numerous OneSight missions over the past few years and even though he is not on this clinic mission, he was actually here in Hermosillo in 2005.  He is so dedicated to OneSight that he even got a tattoo! His daughter Brianna was born shortly after one of his mission and his passion for OneSight spilled over to her. She loved helping her dad recycle eyewear for OneSight.  Sadly, earlier this year she passed away.  One of her favorite things in the world were bubbles, so in honor of her memory, we all had little bottles of bubbles and blew them for the opening of the clinic.  Through out the week we have been giving them to the children running around the clinic and it always puts a smile on our faces every time we see bubbles floating around the clinic, thinking of Brianna and the passion that she had at such a young age.

The next two days we have a small break, so the blog may also, take a break, but Tuesday we pick right back up where we left off.  Hope all of you following are enjoying the entries and we'll talk to you soon!

Italian entry from Sara Savio

Ciao a tutti!
Prima settimana conclusa in modo splendido con una giornata piena, ma previsto che fosse così in quanto il sabato le persone non lavorano così hanno avuto tutto il tempo di venire in clinica. E' bello vedere l'armonia in cui il gruppo é riuscito fin da subito a trovare ed é incredibile pensare che solo poche persone si conoscevano prima di lunedì...
I pazienti che ci vengono a trovare in clinica sono pazienti, nonostante il caldo si faccia se
ntire e che ci sia da aspettare un po' per riuscire a terminare tutto il percorso della clinica, ma escono contenti... e con la prospettiva di una vita migliore!
E di noi italiani cosa si può dire? Grande gruppo: ciascuno sta trovando il proprio ruolo, lavorando duramente e mettendoci un grande cuore! I prossimi giorni ricarichiamo le pile per poter di nuovo essere in forma per la prossima settimana. Gente di Hermosillo aspettateci: martedì la clinica riapre!!!

9 Comments

  1. Yolanda Gil says:

    QUE BUENO ES “DIOS” CON UDS., QUE LES DIO LA CAPACIDAD DE PODER LLEVAR UN EQUIPO, PARA DAR VISION A TANTOS NECESITADOS.
    ESAS GAFAS QUE HAN DONADO, SON COMO PONER OJOS ABIERTOS A TANTOS QUE ANDABAN COMO CIEGOS Y AHORA VEN CON CLARIDAD.
    QUE TODOS HALLEN GRACIA ANTE LOS OJOS DE JEHOVA.

    Posted on Sun Sep 4, 2011 4:36 pm EST

  2. Jen Cline says:

    Love the bubbles :0) sounds Luke a Great Clinic! Miss you Amy Mohler we know your there raising the bar girl!!

    Posted on Sun Sep 4, 2011 9:21 pm EST

  3. Trina says:

    Keep up the great work everyone!

    Posted on Sun Sep 4, 2011 10:53 pm EST

  4. Francesca e Massimino says:

    L’Italia incocia le dita perchè anche la seconda settimana sia ricca di soddisfazioni come, e più della prima!!!

    Per Sara: Ti aspettiamo a Zermen per un racconto dettagliato di tutti i 15 giorni di clinica ... e preparati a ripeterlo più volte a qualcunA in particolare!!!!!!!

    FORZA RAGAZZI!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted on Mon Sep 5, 2011 9:33 am EST

  5. Claudia DR says:

    Ciao ragazzi!!!
    Vi auguro di vivere un’altra fantastica settimana piena di emozioni e nuove esperienze, non vedo l’ora di sentire i racconti!!!
    un abbraccio a tutti ma in particolare a Sara
    Ciaoooooo

    Posted on Tue Sep 6, 2011 12:33 am EST

  6. Susi Gobbi says:

    Ed è iniziata la seconda settimana,vi pensiamo tutti i giorni e siamo curiosi di sentire giornata per giornata la vostra esperienza!!!Siete Grandi tutti,un caro saluto a tutta la clinic, in particolare per il mio capo area Ambrosini Renato a presto!!!

    Posted on Tue Sep 6, 2011 12:17 pm EST

  7. EL DOTTOR & LA GENIA says:

    Per Sara: Ricordati che queste esperienze arricchiscono e sono le uniche occasioni x capire che al mondo sei utile a qualcuno!!!

    Un caro saluto e ti aspetto per vedere la foto e ascoltare i tuoi racconti!!!!!

    Posted on Wed Sep 7, 2011 2:52 am EST

  8. Mary Randolph says:

    Wow, you guys are awesome! Keep up the good work.

    Posted on Wed Sep 7, 2011 7:39 am EST

  9. SaraS says:

    Giornate indimentcabili… E per “el dottor & la genia” aspettatemi che ho saltato la cena per la casa nuova ma so dove abitate… Arrivo!!! ... Grazie per il messaggio, mi fa piacere sapere che ci seguite… A presto

    Posted on Fri Sep 9, 2011 2:12 am EST

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