Blog Happy in Calama

So, it is Saturday morning and I have been a little blog happy in the last 12 hours. Two posts last night and one this morning! So, we are in the hotel lobby sucking up some free wi-fi and talking about the great stories from the day before. We are going to head out on a tour of a, Chiu-Chiu (Choo-Choo), small traditional Chilean town around 10, but until then, lets get to the stories.

Yesterday, was great as I said before. One of the docs, Michael Siebert, has been great with his camera and his heart. He took some time during one of the lulls and went around to take pictures of the recipients and the volunteers. He ended up lending a hand all around the clinic, but when he ended up in dispense he met a wonderful older woman that just lifted his soul. She was adorable and so gracious, he couldn't help but snap the picture you see here.

Another Team Member, Emma Horn, had one of those Mission Magic moments yesterday. She had been putting off bringing her husband Frank's (Hi Frank! Emma sends her love) glasses to dispense on a mission (she has been on about 736) and brought them this time. Shawn Deckert (fellow Target guy), had just read the Rx on the glasses for her. As she mentioned to Dr. Mike (from the above paragraph) that she had them with her, he happened to have in his hands the paper for a recipient that had a perfect match. While the pair he was about to give them was good, this was exact! Talk about timing! Emma had the chance to talk with the man and share what the glasses meant to her. He was so appreciative and sweet. Emma, what a great story.

Jammin Jamie Hall had another great story from a few days ago. (BTW, Courney, Salena, Don, Forrest... Jamie says hi) She and Dr. Michael (why is he in all these stories) found glasses for a patient with -10 OU Rx. They were brand new glasses with AR, just perfect. Dr. Mike found the patient and came to Jamie to see if we could find a match. Jamie was able to find a PERFECT match (she is the Queen of IMS). Michael dispensed them right on the spot. With the challenge of finding good matches, it was sooooooo amazing to find something so close and so wonderful.

Well, thats it for now. We will try to update later today if not more!. Thanks for reading and stay classy.