Day 3

 Day 3!

Today we held our first eyeglass clinic of the mission in the small village of San Roman, which is in northwest Belize along the Mexican border. We served 89 people and gave out 120 pairs of glasses. The oldest patron was 88 years old and the youngest was 5. For many, this was their first time ever getting their eyes tested. Many had lived their entire lives with blurry vision. We had interpreters helping us all day that ranged in age from 9-20. God is so good! 










We ended the very hot day with another delicious dinner homemade by our hosts wife, watched one of our young interpreters play drums, and walked to the store for an ice cream treat.

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