Overseas Partner:
Semisud Seminary has hosted the DCF team several times. They provide room and board, breakfast and dinner meals, and a wonderful campus for us to worship the Lord. The Verbo Church provides space for our clinic to operate and also provides volunteers to allow everything to run smoothly during the clinic hours.
Ecuador Clinic Timelapse
Time of year:
MUSC Spring break mid-March
Average # of…
Students: 35
Dentists: 15
Hygienists: 1
Helpers: 15
Nurses: 2
1st years (y/n) yes
2nd years (y/n) yes
3rd years (y/n) yes
4th years (y/n) yes
Services Provided:
fillings, cleanings, extractions, basic medical screenings
Average # of people served:
2500
Typical week:
Saturday: fly out of US early morning, arrive in Quito late at night, load luggage on bus, drive to Quito, unload luggage, announce room assignments, crash
Sunday: church service, shopping/hiking, set up clinic, evening worship
Monday-Thursday: clinic
Friday: clinic in morning, pack up in afternoon
Saturday: spa day, shopping, rest and relaxation, pack up
Sunday: leave for airport early morning, fly home
Typical day:
Rise and shine at 6:45am
Breakfast at 7:00am
Devotional at 7:30am
Drive to clinic from 8:00-9:00am
Clinic from 9:00-Noon-ish
Lunch from Noon-ish – 1:00-ish
Clinic from 1:00 to 5:00pm
Drive to Semisud from 5:00-6:00pm
Wash up/ journal/ free time from 6:00-6:30pm
Dinner at 6:30pm
Worship from 7:30-8:00pm
Small group discusson from 8:00-8:30pm
Game time/ free time/ 8:30-9:00-ish
Hit the sack 9:00-ish to whenever-ish