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Medical Mission
ROSA
MYSTICA
organised
by ACIM ASIA
Sampaloc, Rizal, (Near Manila) Philippines
July 25 - 31, 2009
DAY 1: July 27
Abundant waters…
Morning sky appeared to be promising for the expecting crowd
385 medical acts, 73 scapulars, 250 rosaries… A few figures which
cannot reflect the fatigue of the volunteers and the medical team at
the end of this first day.
The morning blue sky quickly gave in to floods of waters of great violence. The deafening noise of this outpoor on the plastic tarps imperfectly attempting to protect the medical teams, laughters and cries of the children gathered under the same shelters, translators screaming to be heard by the patients, got the best of the most hardened.
The
powerful rain encloising all the
patients under noisy tents.
A truly difficult day for all, but in spite of it, the satisfaction
of duty well done until the gate was closed. There were difficult cases:
an badly burnt young man, phlegmons that had to be opened right away,
answers which made one blood freeze, such as the one by the father of
a small child with a large ulcer in his mouth, and who answered, as
excusing himself, “the priority is to find food…”.
Overwhelmed with work, Dr Kim, our faithful pediatrician, treated without murmuring, with a beautiful smile, an incredible number of patients.
Sr Maria Concepcion, Oblate of the SSPX, gave a most valuable help at the pharmacy. As a matter of fact, many of the sick can only speak tagalong, and to all one must explain the medical prescriptions in a language not so well know outside the Philippines.
The pharmacy finally took shape after long hours of organization.
In this noisy background, Fr. Marcille, SSPX, began his sick-calls,
and with the help of Fr Castel, also SSPX, imposed dozens of scapulars
to the young and the old.
Fr. Castel giving marriage instruction.
Meanwhile, whenever the heavens broke loose, Fr Couture, assisted by
some brave volunteers, checked the drains and dug more if necessary,
in order to evacuate rapidly forming ponds, and to dry the ground under
everyone’s feet.
With the help of a few helpers, even the director of the mission gets to work…
In spite of it all, with the Divine writer, we can conclude: “
Abundant waters could not quench charity, neither could the floods drown
it” (Cant. 8:7).
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