Have you ever just been somewhere, and it feels like home? I have. Honduras. LaCampa and Tela. Every time I arrive, we are welcomed with smiles.
But sometimes, don’t you feel, even when you are at home, that satan tries to keep happiness from us? He will attempt to try to get you to concentrate on the hard work and how tired you feel to take away from the feeling of doing something good for others.
People are watching you all the time. Whether you are at home, at work or away on mission. And it just isn’t the people you serve. It is your family, your co-workers, team mates.
One this day, 4/1/19, we had devotion day on the beach. All of us together and we all get a chance to talk about what has touched us so far in our mission. The God moment for me was when my dad spoke up during this share time. My dad has a lot to say, but sometimes you get his wisdom only in small groups. But today, I was proud that he spoke up. He said a lot that taught me that the small actions we do are noticed, not just the big actions.
He talked about how he witnessed us in the clinic treating patients and how busy we were. You see, this was the first year that dad was not on the construction site. He worked with us at the clinic. This was a big change in roles for him and an adjustment. But he told us all in share time that he witnessed in our care that we leaned in, listened intently, we took our time like we were the only people there. He would see us lay our hand on their shoulder to show we care. We may not have even realized it, but God shown through those actions.
In the times past, I would feel rushed, like I had to see all the patients that came through or the clinics were a failure. It puts a lot of pressure on you as a clinician to perform quickly. Things may get missed or the patient may not feel like we care. This year, I realized, that I do not have to rush. I promised myself that I would take my time and “see” the patient’s, then treat them.
It is such a joy to be a blessing to others, not just my patients.
After hearing this, I was even more determined to be all I can for the patients I cared for at the clinics. There was a lot of God’s love showing in the small things after this.
At the clinic, I saw a 88 yo lady with high BP. Her BP was high and she was out of her medications. She said she was dizzy and hadn’t eaten. We were able to treat her BP then, give her some food. We took her to the ministry table for Antonio to pray over her. She said she felt like she was too weak to walk home. Little did I know that the miracles in care didn’t stop. He asked Eddie, one of our team if he would drive her home and he did. What a witness to her.
I have learned to see the miracles of God in the small things. Look around. You will see them too.
Bendiciones,
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