Today we woke up to the familiar sound of the crow of our neighborhood rooster. We joined together to have a short pre-breakfast devotional and then spent time alone with God. We left from the SCORE facilities prepared to visit a hospital in Santo Domingo. Though we did drive through Santo Domingo (safely thanks to the amazing driving skills of our new amigo Nino,) we kept going through the town and past the hospital. Word quickly spread through the bus that this may be the day we had been hearing about and hoping for all week- we were going to the dump! It may be confusing why we would be excited to go to a dump, but we had been hearing about this village and the people there from those who have been on this trip before. When we arrived at our destination, we were in for a completely new experience. This town was built on the edge of the city’s landfill. Children ran through the streets with no shoes, and we knew this place would be one of new opportunities for our group.
After setting up clinic in the local church, we began to treat patients with a diverse assortment of ailments. There is no doubt God was with us with every patient today. As we have every day, we treated both physical and spiritual aspects of the people’s lives, and we saw results through God in both of these areas. We were able to relieve back pain, provide walking assistance for those with impairments, and give education to help these people continue to improve even more after we left them. After the physical treatments, God worked spiritually in this community, and we were able to share the story of Jesus with many individuals who sought a relationship with Him. Three members of the community accepted Christ into their lives today, which was truly amazing to experience. Our team may be tired, hot and a little mentally drained sometimes, but God has given us encouragement frequently to show that He is alive in this country, and what we are doing is making a difference. He is so good, and we pray that He continues to use us as vessels to share His love to everyone we see. After clinic, we came back to the SCORE facilities, received physical rest and sustenance, and then met again in the evening to worship God as a team. Once again, we were blessed immensely from within our group when two of our own shared their testimonies and told us of the ways God has worked in their lives. Every day of this trip, we are continuing to grow closer as a group through Christ, and we can’t wait to see how this bond strengthens as this week begins to come to a close. Please continue to pray for our efforts, as we have one more day out in the clinic tomorrow. Specifically, pray for God to open the hearts of the patients we will see tomorrow so that we can fill their hearts with the love of Christ. Thank you so much for your support. God is great!
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