Louise checks out a young patient.
One of the most important aspects of the El Salvador mission was the clinic, providing care for people so poor most of them had never seen a doctor. The clinic was set up in a small house on the hill above the tiny Gloria Church, in the home of the pastor. As the only Nurse Practitioner on the team, Louise was in charge of the clinic.
She led a team of two Salvadoran nurses and one American nurse who was part of the mission group. They did preliminary screening of the patients before bringing them in to see Louise.
Team member Jason Denson discovered a previously unknown aptitude, and after a slightly difficult first day as he learned how to organize his workflow, quickly developed into an accomplished pharmacy technician. Almost all the patients had intestinal parasites as a result of drinking contaminated water -- for most, the only water available.
Pastor and team leader Chris Mullis prayed with each patient.
They came in all ages and sizes . . .the very young . . .
The very old . . .
The happy . . .
And the unhappy.
All photographs on the El Salvador trip were made with a pair of Olympus OMD-E-M5 micro 4/3s cameras. The most-used lens was a Panasonic Lumix 14-140mm f3.5-5.6 zoom. All photos were made with the natural light as I found it.
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Photography and text copyright 2023 David B.Jenkins.
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