Last Day of Clinic

Today was the last day of our clinic here in Jodhpur. The weather today was extremely hot and dry, we were all exhausted and tired, but kept a smile on our face. At the end of the day we packed the equipment, loaded the boxes onto the truck, and said goodbye to people who unknowingly will change our lives forever. I know each and every one of us had mixed emotions, it seems like it was forever ago that we all converged on the hotel in Delhi, meeting our team for the first time, and yet in the back of our mind we miss the comfort of our own homes and the smile of our loved ones. We leave the country of India with so many memories and experiences that it is hard to remember them all, thank goodness we have the photos and the journals to remind ourselves of this life changing experience. After all that was said and done, we helped 9,503 much deserving people in the surrounding villages of Jodhpur to the gift of sight. Everyone on this clinic has become family, and we will always have this common bond to unite our hearts and souls together, we are all brothers and sisters serving for one common goal. Tonight we had a dinner hosted by the employees of the Water Habitat Retreat where we are staying, we had traditonal Indian food and song and dance, the staff here have been trully a class act in making us fee right at home. Tomorrow we load the bus up and head to the small airfield in Jodhpur for our flight to Delhi, we have an 8-hour layover before heading to our respective homes. We are looking forward to some duty free shopping in Delhi and we are supposed to have an Italian feast at a restaurant in Delhi before the 15-hour flight back to the U.S.

And in closing, I would like to quote our Clinic Leader Leona Dockery, “May you sleep with angels” Take it as you will, it has great meaning. We can’t wait to see our loved ones in person, and the people of India in our dreams