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.
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