Oh, What a Night

"There's been another emergency. Go wake up the doctors." It was about 12:15 am Thursday morning. My fellow Summer Staff and I were slowly saying our goodnights and heading to bed one by one when we got the news that a young Jamaican man was coming in to get sewn up from a bad cut. Won By One To Jamaica has a live- in doctor here at the Harmony House, and he raced out after receiving a call that a local man was injured badly. His grandson, Eli, was the one that ran upstairs to let us know that the situation was not looking so good and the doctor would need some extra help. So, flashlights in hand, we went downstairs to wake up the kidney doctor and the ob/gyn that are thankfully here with The Crossing Church this week. Although giant cuts are not in their particular area of expertise, their knowledge and help proved to be invaluable only a few hours earlier when a young boy had cut his finger very badly. Startled from their sleep, the already tired doctors jumped out of bed to wait for the man to get here. He had fallen through a glass coffee table and had a giant gash in this left shoulder.  As the car came up the driveway, we opened the gates and made sure they got the young man inside. Since none of us have any skill in stitching up open wounds, we headed back upstairs praying that no other emergencies would come up. We had enough excitement that day to last the whole summer, let alone just one night.

                As I was sitting in our staff room thinking about what was going on downstairs (and how much I would have liked to watch them remove the glass from his shoulder) I was reminded of what I want to do after college. I am going to school to become a physician's assistant, and would LOVE to be able to someday sew up people when emergencies come up.  Whether it is in Jamaica or some other country, my ultimate goal would be to have a free clinic where I can help people who need it most. God blessed us greatly this week by sending down very capable doctors during a time of freakishly uncommon accidents. Someday I hope God will use me and my education to bless others as well.

Peace,

Sarah