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!
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