TEAMWorks China - Thursday, September 17, 2015

We began our day at Dr. Lin's clinic. We were greeted by a mom of a little one who has been receiving services for 3 months. He is making great gains. She was elated today because he is using more spontaneous speech and doing new things each day this week. She had lots of tears and hugs for us. She thanked us and the previous teams for coming to China and helping her son. It seemed like it was going to be a quiet day, then all of a sudden we were swamped with children to treat and assess.  We were blessed to meet a little boy whose family drove 1.5 hours to be assessed by Dr Lin and the rest of the team. He needs all therapies and further neurological testing to determine how to best serve his needs and medical issues.

Dr Lin's mother treated us to a wonderful (our favorite meal so fair) lunch. She thanked us for our collaboration with her son, Dr Lin and willingness to come to China to help train the staff and assess / treat the children. She said she is grateful for the opportunity to assist the local orphanage. She told us we are welcome in China anytime.

We spent the afternoon at the orphanage. We were presented with cases to discuss with the staff. We each gave recommendations and hands on demonstratoins on how to treat the children. It was nice to have Dr. Lin present to address medical needs / concerns. The staff at the orphanage was very attentive and showed eagerness to follow through!

We had a delicious dinner in the countryside on the way back to the city. When we get home in the evenings, we make develop treatment plans for each child. Tonight we reviewed each plan and discussed what we will need to do at the clinic tomorrow since it will be our last day there.

We are blessed to have crossed paths with Dr Lin, have the opportunity to serve the clinic and orphanage and make friendships that will last a lifetime!

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean on him not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6