Howdy y’all!!

Oh my, oh my… where do I start to explain this amazing day. The morning came fast and we all sipped our coffees anticipating our first day of clinic. A lot of sleepy eyes turned wide awake once we got our morning assignments. After our 6:15am team meeting and breakfast, we departed back to El Peñon. There was a quick set up of six dental chairs before the patients started rolling in. All of the D1s were extremely grateful for the D4s and Dentists on this trip teaching us valuable knowledge about dentistry— things we have never been exposed to before.  In total, 35 patients were treated in clinic. The evangelism side was blessed to bring many people to Christ and deepen many faiths. There may have been a few hiccups getting the day started, but not a single person stopped working hard the entire day. The bus ride home was filled with smiles and laughs as we shared stories from the day. We are ALL going to sleep good tonight.

Today’s devotional resonated with me. 2 Timothy 1:7 states “God gave us not a spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.” This reminded me of the Holy Spirit I have been filled with leading me throughout all of my days. The whole entire team has taken this week to draw close to the Lord and use the faith given to live with such spiritual qualities. I was blessed in my small group tonight to share our testimonies. These girls are not only the sweetest but you can see the love they have for the Lord radiate through them. After all, we’ve been gifted grace from God through Christ Jesus which allows us to fully receive His love and be an outpouring to others.

Makayla Yu had a fabulous day!! Here is a summary of her time: “First things first, this morning we found out our doorknob was broken yet again. I got placed in evangelism this morning. That was my first time spreading the Gospel with other people. This was a very unique experience to me as the people did not speak the same language and required a translator. I realized people here are educated with Christianity but the difficulty comes down to their acceptance towards Christ. In the afternoon, I was in the clinic. The first two patients I had were the pastor’s daughter and grandson doing a cleaning. They were so grateful and I loved their smiles. The last two patients I have were a mother and daughter. The daughter had a broken molar. I learned how to do nerve blocks. Personally, I thought my first block would be in an adult patient but it turned out to be very sweet kid. I learned many techniques on how to extract a broken tooth covered with extra gums. The mother had serious concern regarding her upper arch of the mouth. After evaluation, it was decided to extract those remaining teeth. I was able to do all of the nerve blocks!! I successfully removed two teeth before the remaining  teeth were removed. After an exhausting day, a hot shower was really appreciated with laughter from my friends while we shared the Gospel.”
Guy Watkins Best also wanted to say: “Hi Mom! I love you!”


Dios te bendiga,
Margaret B