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!
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