Dearest friends and family,
Sweat squad reporting in for the last time. Yesterday was our last day in clinic and last full day in the Dominican. We can’t believe this journey is coming to an end! God has really outdone Himself. Many of us agree this has been the best mission trip we’ve ever been on, even those who are mission trip veterans. We spent a half-day in clinic before heading to Santo Domingo for the afternoon. We first visited a market with some fairly tenacious vendors. After 45 minutes of haggling for wooden crosses and diligently avoiding eye contact, we then headed to the oldest part of the city to see where Christopher Columbus first landed, the oldest cathedral in the Western Hemisphere (completed in 1512), and a Dominican chocolate factory. We traipsed around European-esque streets and bravely sprinted throughout a pack of very bold and entitled pigeons in the main city square. After dinner at SCORE, we joined for our evening time of sharing, which was particularly long and meaningful. The most dominant theme that emerged was thankfulness. One of our group members shared about the importance of teamwork and what makes a good team great. He has played on many teams throughout his life, but he said truthfully our team these past two weeks is one of the best he’s ever played on. All great teams have a common goal and a common enemy. Our common goal has been to know God and make Him known, all the while glorifying Him. Our common enemy is Satan and the ways in which he engages in spiritual warfare. Because of these commonalities and the same Spirit within us, we’ve made a straight up good team. We are deeply grateful to God for orchestrating this team and allowing us to serve and love one another and the people of the Dominican these past two weeks. May we be quick to remember and slow to forget the ways God has worked in our hearts. Though we won’t miss dysfunctional digestive systems or meals consisting exclusively of carbs, we surely will miss this beautiful country. As someone in our group shared, “Sometimes we just need to hear Good News, not good advice.” This trip has been saturated in all the best parts of life – laughter, friendship, honesty, stories, and most importantly the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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Dearest friends and family,
Yesterday was filled with bright sun and sweet patients, our last full day in clinic. We served in another rural church in which the temperature encroached that of an oven. Though we baked in the heat like cookies on a sheet tray, the day was full of life and truth and joy. We interacted with some very interesting and frankly hysterical patients including an old, old man who was a bit of a hypochondriac. He did have a legitimate sinus infection that we were able to treat, but he also acted out a laundry list of complaints with wildly dramatic hand gestures and hilarious sound effects, almost like a not-so-silent game of charades. I’ll just let you imagine how he described gas and bloating. He was deeply concerned that his hair was “too white,” to which we had to kindly explain that being an 80-year-old just might have something to do with that…who knows. He also animatedly described that when someone scares him when he’s not expecting it, his heart begins to race. Again, we assured him that happens to everyone. Our translator had no idea half of what he was saying and simply put, he was the definition of a riot. Amidst the laughter, we were able to love and serve and pray with him, and ultimately get him the medical help that he legitimately needed. On the other end of the spectrum, several of our patients had stomach pain that we ultimately determined was due to hunger. Medicine can only go so far and though heartbreaking, it is powerful to realize that truth. Though our pharmacy stocked some nutritional supplements that could serve as a temporary solution, the most impactful thing we could do was pray for these patients, that God would provide as only He can. At a certain point, we are limited in our capacity to serve and provide for people, which should not discourage us from serving the children of God, but should rather spur us to fix our eyes on Jesus. During our evening time of sharing, several more team members shared their testimonies & exposed parts of themselves that are raw, complicated, messy. Only when exposed to darkness can we truly understand what light means. We are all so encouraged by their courage and boldness in sharing and hope that their stories stick with us, reminding us of the faithfulness and trustworthiness of God even in the midst of our rebellion. Though the sharing time was heavy and emotional, we ended on a light note with the words of one of our team members – “I’m thankful that all of you are my brothers and sisters in Christ…and traveler’s diarrhea.” What is the strongest bond besides that of the bond of Christ you may ask? The bond of Montezuma’s revenge, bar none. We love you! Pray that our last full day in the Dominican will be filled to the brim with fresh energy, enthusiasm, and strength. Though many of our physical bodies are getting a little weary, pray that our spirits do not! See you soon! Dearest friends and family,
Yesterday was a hard day for your dear sweat squad. For a lot of us, it felt heavy and wearisome in a way that’s difficult to articulate. The reality of ministry and missions is that not every day is perfect. Ministry is not glamorous. It is deeply beautiful but can also be frustrating, draining, and at times seemingly fruitless. We drove about an hour and fifteen minutes away from SCORE and set up clinic in a church in a very rural farmland area. The children were particularly rambunctious and unruly. They demanded that we give them our watches, Bibles, nametags, etc. Patients had to be physically restrained at the door because an orderly line was near impossible to facilitate. Team members at the med stations had difficulty communicating with patients because many of them spoke Creole, not Spanish. The church was giving out clothes and shoes directly adjacent to the evangelism station, so patients were distracted and disengaged during the presentation of the Gospel. We encountered several patients who engaged in Vodoo magic which is difficult for us to understand and approach. We finished clinic exhausted and emotionally drained. Though it was a difficult day overall, once we returned to SCORE and engaged in conversations with one another and in our evening time of sharing, worship was particularly powerful and bright points of the day emerged. One woman accepted Christ. We were able to give out ten water filters to families in the community. Team members encouraged one another, pointing out specific ways people were helpful, energetic, and patient throughout the day. Despite heavy days, Christ has already won the battle. He is the author and perfector of our faith. He has given us the body of Christ to lift up one another and remind one another of the goodness of God, even in hard times. We are called to serve people and share the Gospel in His name, but only God can change hearts, redeem sin, and transform lives. Please lift this particular community in your prayers, that disciples will be multiplied and God’s name will be glorified. Just as God brings a fruitful harvest every year in this farming community, we pray that He reaps a spiritual harvest as well. We are thankful for the opportunity to experience a difficult day so that we can be reminded of our own weakness and dependence on an all-knowing God. We only have two days left in this beautiful country and though we’ll be thrilled to return to the land of free, home of the brave, and birthplace of Chick Fil A, we’ll be sad to leave what is turning out to be a pretty powerful trip. Praise God! We love you so much! Dearest friends and family,
Yesterday we returned to the colorful community for another day of clinic. Clinic was packed with people, especially children, and by God’s strength in us, we were able to treat and minister to all of them in at least some small way. God’s purpose in designing the body of Christ like He did has been particularly evident throughout this whole trip and this week specifically. God gifted some of us with children, others encouragement, evangelism, teaching, helpfulness, medicine, patience, humor, boundless energy, prayer, spiritual insight, bilingualism, etc. etc. etc. ad infinitum. And just as 1 Corinthians 12:11 says, “All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.” God has specifically designed us to have different gifts and talents to foster unity among brothers and sisters in Christ, to develop personal humility daily, and to worship God all the more for His wisdom and discernment in our lives. His design is never by accident. It’s always for a purpose. God paints a stunning portrait of what the body should look like all throughout Scripture and it’s been a joy and gift to watch as the brushstrokes of that picture are revealed in the community we’ve built on this trip. God designed us to live in community so that we could encourage, challenge, and most crucially love one another by daily pointing each other to the cross. In our evening times of sharing, team members have shared vulnerable and raw parts of themselves that aren’t tied in a red, shiny ribbon. Rather, they’ve shared parts of their lives that seem to crumble at the slightest touch. We’ve bathed them in prayer, encouraged them, and walked alongside them through that vulnerability. Praise God for the body of Christ that we’ve seen both in each other and in the Dominican Christians we’ve met thus far! Pray we will continue to seek God in our final few days in the Dominican. What does He have in store for us? How can we be used by God to further His kingdom? Pray that we can experience the answers to those questions in the coming days. Pray that we will practice medicine excellently and through that avenue, we will communicate the Gospel excellently as well. As we plant seeds in people’s hearts, pray and trust that God will water and provide. Thank you for praying! We love you & will see you soon! Dearest friends and family,
Yesterday was a powerful day for our team. We held clinic in another small church in a quaint, rural area with houses painted every color of the rainbow. A dentist, PA, and several Dominican providers joined our team for the day, so the room was full to the brim and we were kept busy. Amidst several loud and dramatic renditions of “L-O-V-E” and “Here Comes The Sun” by one of our more outgoing translators, we saw patient after patient after patient. Though we encountered frustrations throughout the day – tragically sick patients, translators new to English, patients resistant to the Gospel, logistical and communication inefficiencies, etc. – we saw firsthand that God is willing and ready and eager to answer our prayers. He knows and cares deeply about the desires of our heart, big and small. Throughout the day, He granted patience and revelation about His word, and also deepened our knowledge of His character. One of these answered prayers was manifest in a patient named Aly. Aly is an HIV+ man who our physicians estimate only has a few months left to live. The medical team who saw Aly was fairly discouraged after interviewing him because besides giving some fluids to push up his blood pressure, very little could be done medically with the resources available and how far the disease had progressed. The team ensured that Aly was sent to evangelism because they all realized that short of a miracle of divine intervention, Aly’s physical body won’t be healed but his soul can be healed. The evangelism team reported that initially Aly was hesitant and did not seem particularly interested in God. As the conversation progressed and deepened, others were brought in to provide perspective to Aly, even the pastor of the Dominican church where we were holding clinic. By the end of a rather lengthy and intense conversation, Aly prayed the sinner’s prayer and to receive Christ, with tears glistening in his eyes. Praise God from whom all blessings flow! There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus! Please continue to pray that God gives Aly peace and relieves his physical suffering as his body deteriorates, and most importantly, pray prayers of gratitude that God was able to use our team in leading this man to Christ. He is our brother now. We are so thankful! Today we head back to the community of colorful houses. Pray that God will again move in powerful ways and He will increase while we decrease all the more. Dearest friends and family,
Yesterday was another day of rest. In medical school, we don’t often keep the Sabbath sacred & it’s a real gift to do so. We started the day by attending a local worship service at a church within walking distance of SCORE. The worship was powerful even though we couldn’t understand most of what was sung – the Holy Spirit was almost palpable in the room. The sermon, though, was a little bit of a different story. We blindly laughed when everyone else in the service laughed & mostly read Scripture while the pastor preached. Couldn't tell you what the jokes were about. Gotta do what you gotta do. Despite the language barrier, worshipping with brothers and sisters in Christ of a different nationality is an impactful experience for believers. Free time filled the remainder of the day. Card games, ice cream at Lily House, laying on the beach, souvenir shopping, dominoes, reading, you name it. Because one of our students requested it, Dr. Bob (one of the trip leaders) gave a talk about spiritual warfare in the afternoon for anyone who was interested. Talking about the spiritual realm is not popular or sometimes even accepted in the American church, as we’ve all probably experienced. It is addressed time and time again in Scripture, therefore it is important to consider and process in our own walks as believers. Dr. Bob was gracious in dissecting Scripture with us and sharing his personal encounters with this other realm. What was encouraging though is the reminder that God is greater than any force we might encounter. He has already won the battle! It is finished! Dr. Bob also encouraged us in the practical realities of being a Christian in the medical profession & the many ways that can look – how it impacts our patients, our coworkers, and ourselves. After dinner, Dr. Bob talked in the evening about God’s communication with us in the form of His word. Dr. Bob had previously talked about creation and the way in which God communicates generally to all believers via the wonder of His creation. Through the moon, sun, stars, even the miracle that is the human body. Through the word, He communicates specifically with believers, providing answers to tough questions and encouragement in the midst of tough situations. God demonstrates love and care for us through His word. Pray that as we start a new week in clinic, we will rely on God and go to His word for guidance and truth throughout the week. We finished up the day with a raucous and loud and insane game of Signs. If you’ve never played, make it a priority. You won’t regret it. The sweat squad was a little less sweaty yesterday & praise the Lord for it. We love you and are thankful for you! Pray that we continue to serve patients well & glorify God in the process Dearest friends and family,
Saturday was a dream. First of all, we did not get lost. Praise the Lord for that. After a short drive, we boarded a catamaran & headed out to sea toward Catalina Island. The crew was very, let’s just say, unique, including a man in a wig and some vaguely suggestive dancers. Such is life. They sure were entertaining. Before getting to the island, we stopped & snorkeled around the reef just out from shore. The most definitive thing learned during the day is that no one looks good in a snorkel mask. After following fish & swimming over to the “abyss” (an eerie 150-foot drop-off near the reef), we got back on the boat and docked at the island. Picture crystal clear turquoise water, palm trees, and locals selling coconuts. Our day was filled with sunburned noses, beach volleyball, sleeping in the sun, cliff jumping, an all-you-can-eat buffet, and paddling in the shallows. Despite a few skinned knees & a toe inflicted by a sea urchin, our day was full & rich & fun, or in the eloquent words of one of our team members “flippin’ awesome.” After returning home sticky and salty, we split up into groups to have dinner at restaurants throughout Juan Dolio, most of them on the beach. Praise God for a day to simply play! Prayers appreciated as we prepare to start a new week & welcome new members to our team. The sweat squad is rested & sunburned & happy. Dearest friends and family,
Friday was quite the day. We prayed that throughout this week we would be flexible and patient -- ask & ye shall receive. We were certainly put in a situation in which we had to exhibit flexibility and patience. We departed for clinic around 7:30am and didn't get off the bus until 10 or 10:30. Our bus drivers took a wrong turn & we got pretty hopelessly lost, eventually pulling off to figure out where we were and where we needed to go. We likely looked pretty silly standing on the side of the road in our scrubs, every color of the rainbow you can imagine. The boys have taken to wearing the most feminine scrubs possible, donning hearts and butterflies and even parachuting teddy bears. Though our morning got off to a slow and frustrating start, the Lord redeemed our day for sure. In only two and a half hours, we managed to see almost 70 patients, and it was certainly not by our own strength. When we are weak, He is strong. We saw some very interesting and let's say, unique, patients, including a little boy with a well-healing horse bite to a man who said once a year, he feels an electric shock in a singular part of his body & falls to the ground. Let's just say the doctors couldn't reason that one out...we gave him vitamins. Honestly who knows. Also, one of our team members was able to connect particularly with one patient in an especially inspiring way. She said she had been burned by the church, and he was able to talk intentionally with her about her story. After they talked for a good while, he helped connect her with the pastor of the church and several ladies who were members of the church. These church members seemed full of grace & excitedly exchanged contact information with the woman. Pray that God will bring her back to the body of Christ & that she can become a contributing member of a church family! After a half day in clinic, we had originally planned to go to the capital city to see a craft market and very old cathedral, but the traffic was out of this world. If we had gone, we would have missed dinner, so we headed back early instead. Though we were all a little bummed, it allowed us to spend more time at the beach, observing closely some of the native wildlife and playing in the waves. Today we have a free day -- we'll be taking a 30 minute boat ride to an island where we'll snorkel & hang for the day. Hard life, eh? In all seriousness, at this point in the trip, rest is needed. We are thankful for a day to play! Several of the physicians are leaving Saturday and Sunday to go back home, while several others are joining the trip. Prayers for safe travel for all of them are appreciated! We are so thankful for their service and love to all of us this week. We love you & are thankful for you! Once again, sweat squad out. Dearest friends and family,
Sweat squad reporting for duty. Yesterday we held clinic in a very rural area, drastically different from our day in the city. One brief story should sum up the day in clinic. Several students went out on house visit with one of our team physicians. They went to a small hut with a low slung roof to visit an elderly lady who was blind and extremely feeble and frail, almost emaciated looking. One of the students shared that after stepping into her home, he immediately began running through differentials in his mind, thinking about what they might need to do for her medically. The physician took a different route and was most deeply a friend to her. After talking with her for a while and learning about her life, they learned that her chief complaint, if you will, was loneliness. It’s easy for us in medicine to think that we know all the answers. That if we discover someone’s physical illness, our work is done. The physician literally prescribed a cat to the woman, not medicine. He took the time to get to know her & what is important to her. The team was able to spend good, solid time with her, encouraging her and loving her in the name of Christ because that is what she needed. Pray that we will be sensitive to the Spirit & move as God leads us! Medicine is an incredible tool to further the Kingdom and heal people by God’s power, but sometimes all people need is a friend. After we returned from a fruitful day of treating and praying with patients, a group from a local church cooked an elaborate and very generous meal for us. They sang for us, shared their testimonies, and served us beautifully. It was really touching to hear of God’s faithfulness in their lives and how relentlessly He pursued them before they became believers. One of those who shared a testimony was a young boy, maybe 10 or 12. First of all, he was downright precious. More importantly, his understanding of the Gospel was crystal clear. May we know God as the little children do! The translator at dinner was absolutely hysterical, full of energy and enthusiasm. His humor can’t quite translate to pen and paper, but we were all doubled over in laughter several times throughout dinner. Laughter is so refreshing after a long day. It’s honestly one of God’s sweetest gifts. After a healthy dose of laughter and a heavy duty shower, we all felt good as new. Pray not that our remaining time here will be easy, but that it will be powerful. Pray that God waters and grows the seeds that we are planting. Again, we love you & thank you for your prayers! Sweat squad OUT. Dearest friends and family,
The sweat saga continues! We're still waiting on that literal mighty rushing wind, so keep on praying. Yesterday we moved to a new location for clinic that was drastically different than the village near the city dump. We set up in a church in the city of San Pedro, which has about 250,000 people. Much of the city is at sea level, so when it rains, it floods (cue Noah & the ark). It had rained heavily in the morning before we arrived and though it had not flooded much, the clinic was rather empty in the morning. One of our team leaders Dr. Bob was the medical director of SCORE for many years and explained to us that no one was at the clinic because they were afraid of the rain and the possibility of flooding. He said that as the day moved on, they would come. He was certainly right. Though the church didn't flood with rain, it flooded with people as they day went on. A deluge of patient after patient. Including medical and eye patients, we saw over 120 people yesterday. During our lunch break, we were given a tour of the regional hospital. It was certainly very different from American healthcare standards, but we were impressed with the services they can and do provide, including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, obstetrics and gynecology, emergency care, intensive care, CT and MRI capabilities, laboratory testing, and many others. One of the doctors at the hospital gave us a full tour of the facility and was also the pastor of the church where we held clinic. And we think we're busy. One of the things that has been most notable on this trip thus far is how much it is bathed in prayer. We pray in the morning, when we eat breakfast, while we ride to clinic, before we start clinic, with every patient, all throughout the day in clinic, before lunch, in the evening during and after our time of sharing, before dinner, in small groups after dinner, etc. etc. etc. It has been incredible to watch prayers be answered and to watch God move through prayer. In particular yesterday, one of the students who worked at the eye station shared in the evening about a prayer that was answered so faithfully by God. In the morning, just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong in that station. The case of reading glasses was misplaced, one of the machine parts broke, the line kept getting backed up, patients weren't getting the glasses they needed, and everyone was beginning to become frustrated. During lunch, the group running the station prayed together and regrouped before the afternoon began. They prayed for God to intervene & for the station to run smoothly. And answer their prayer, He did. The case of glasses was miraculously found. Patient after patient received the glasses that were needed. We watched as a tiny elderly woman put on her new readers, visibly amazed and delighted at the results. Glory to God for answered prayer and that He is strong in our weakness. Two of the students worked with a precious woman in clinic yesterday who was a believer and who touched them deeply. Usually we pray for patients, but she ended up praying over them fervently and earnestly. She prayed for blessing over their lives and praised God for His goodness and faithfulness to His children. When asked what she loved about God, the translator could barely keep up with her rapid-fire admiration. We pray that all of us on this trip and everyone reading this blog will feel that way about God consistently. His gift of love & salvation is not casual. It is awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, breathtaking. This woman gets it. May we embrace her spirit and channel her love! Tomorrow we move to another location for clinic. May He become more while we become less (sweaty). We love you! Thank you again for praying! Dearest friends and family,
Hello from an impressive group of professional sweat-ers! Yesterday was a full day of seeing patients, several playfully violent rounds of the card game Spoons, and another healthy dose of humidity. We completed our second day in clinic in the village by the dump. Tomorrow we move to another location for clinic and though we are sad to leave the people we've met over the past few days, we hope the next location will be a little less sauna-like and channels more of an Antarctica vibe. Despite rainy conditions, we saw over sixty patients in clinic yesterday and more importantly, over the past two days, nine people have prayed to receive Christ. Praise God! In optometry, we saw several patients who couldn't even read the last line of the vision chart without glasses and with their new glasses, they could read every line perfectly. Some of the elderly had fairly severe cataracts and though we didn't have the resources to help them medically, we were able to pray over them and their families, that God would bring healing as only He can do. During our evening time of sharing, several people expressed wonder and awe at the sheer joy Dominican Christians have in their faith. When talking about Jesus in clinic, their faces lit up with what we could tell was a genuine, deep, & abounding love for the Lord. Please pray that we will be inspired by these people to further our love and devotion to God, both throughout this week and frankly throughout the rest of our lives. God is sovereign and just, but he is also a loving Father, so pray that we find joy in that each and every day. And that our joy will be deeply evident to those around us, both here in the Dominican and back in Birmingham. We've also observed a deep commitment among Dominican Christians to furthering the kingdom of God throughout their sphere of influence. Please also pray that as we return home, we will seek opportunities to further His kingdom and consistently ask ourselves, "What am I doing to glorify God? How am I working to further His kingdom in my sphere of influence?" The missionaries at SCORE also presented to us several other organizations that are working to spread God's love in this region of the Dominican, one of which is called Lily House. Lily House ministers to women who have been sex-trafficked into prostitution, helping them to find new and practical skills to provide for their families. Lily House wants to help re-orient these women's worth on Christ and not on what the world says about them. If you are interested in this ministry, please Google "Lily House SCORE International" for more information about how these women are becoming new creatures in Christ. We hope tomorrow is a day of sweating less & glorifying God more! We love you! Thank you for praying! Dearest friends and family,
Yesterday we successfully completed our first full day in the Dominican and our first day of clinic. We started the day with worship & prayer and then traveled about an hour away from where we're staying. We operated clinic out of a small church building in a village that's next to a city dump -- most of the village members make their living by selling & re-purposing items from the dump. Despite cramped quarters, we managed to set up clinic and with a few cedar planks and some terrycloth robes, it could have been misconstrued as a sauna. Though it was a bit steamy, our first day actually ran pretty smoothly and we saw almost 70 patients. In the midst of babbling babies and pregnant dogs weaving in and out, we set up stations for triage, patient evaluation, pharmacy, optometry, and evangelism and prayer. We saw everything from a 19-day-old baby who was progressing beautifully to an older man who had a very severe wound on his leg that has gradually gotten worse and worse over the past four years. A doctor and two of the medical students even performed a small surgical procedure on an elderly man, removing a fatty benign tumor from his head using local anesthetic. As in most foreign trips, some moments were hilarious and others were incredibly disheartening. One mama told us her baby wasn't eating well while he blissfully and vigorously stuffed cracker after cracker into his mouth, drooling all the while -- we couldn't help but laugh. But in the same room, we helplessly realized that the man with the severe wound could have been healed if intervention had happened earlier, but with our resources and how far the wound had progressed, there was very little we could do medically. Despite frustrations like these and the hyper-emphasis in medicine on "fixing" things and fixing them quickly, we must realize that Jesus is the ultimate and true healer. During our evening time of sharing, one of our team members said that during a patient interaction, she reached a mental block in which she couldn't figure out what to do next medically and figured that was the end of the road with their evaluation of the patient. She then realized there was so much more they could do -- they could pray for her, love her, demonstrate care for her, and most importantly start a dialogue about God and His deep, deep abounding love for her. Please pray that as we see patients this week, we will do our very best to care for their physical health but that we will also prioritize their spiritual health. God is the ultimate healer and we are commanded to call on him boldly and expectantly. We are called to fight for people and to fight for their souls. That is true healing. We are simply the writing utensils God is using to craft the story of His kingdom. Clinic day two will also be at the village by the dump. Check back for updates on our work & how God is moving! We love you and are thankful for your prayers. Dearest friends and family,
Despite a little turbulence & an unusually chatty pilot, we had a smooth and uneventful travel day & are all safely settled in the beautiful (and HUMID) country of the Dominican Republic. For the next two weeks, we will be staying at SCORE International, a nice (and partly air-conditioned -- #praise) facility in the town of Juan Dolio, about 30 minutes from the bustling capital city of Santo Domingo and very close to the beach. Tomorrow we hit the ground running and will be operating clinic out of a church located at a city dump. From what we've heard, the healthcare in this area is particularly poor & we'll likely see people in pretty dire circumstances. Prayers are appreciated that we will walk through the day trying our best to see people as Jesus sees them -- as His beloved children, whom He created with love and for a purpose. During orientation, the medical director of SCORE International reminded us that our main purpose in being here in the Dominican Republic is to help empower Dominican churches, making the bride of Christ seem even more beautiful so that God's Kingdom can be furthered through their impact. Though we are investing two weeks here, pray that we are constantly reminded that these churches and pastors are investing their lives in these communities. Pray that we will have a humble spirit as we approach this week and our work, both medical and evangelical. In summary, we are frizzy-haired, sweaty, and tired, but we are expectant for God to move this week! Pray for the Holy Spirit to be like a mighty rushing wind (and also for a literal mighty rushing wind as it is very hot). Your prayer is crucial in our efforts these next two weeks. P.S. The phone is not currently working so if your loved one has promised to call & has not yet, do not worry -- we are all safe and sound. They will call as soon as it's working. Check back with the blog to stay updated! |
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