I'm home and still trying to get my bearings from being gone. Getting the house together, work, gym (or lack of gym time!) and just trying to wrap my mind around our trip and all the experiences God has given us.
Looking back at my trip and all the others, I can see how God is working his plan. Here is just one way God is working.
Let me take you back to 2016, Mezcalilio. My first medical clinic and it was me and a local nurse seeing all the people that needed help. One of the people I saw that came to my table was a young lady that had a daughter that needed help. She described her illness as "fits". The little girl had a fever and looked sick. There was not anything I could do for her, and the way she described her fits, it sounded like seizures. Luckily for us, the local doctor was in his office that day, so we instructed her to go down the road to his office to be seen. When I see patients, I am not sure if I am going to see them ever again. I just pray that they will be healed and for God to look after them.
Moving to 2017: our second year with clinics in Mezcalilio. This year, instead of being at the school, we had our clinic at one of the local ladies house in her carport. It was an experience. This was also the year that our team met Ruben. He was a sick 18-19 yo young man, waiting to die from his injuries from a gunshot wound. Some of our team went to treat him, give medications and wound supplies and witness to him about Jesus. We gave him a bible. Our team that is over there in that area, followed up with him after we left to continue to give him care and teach him about the Bible.
Over the next few years, Ruben has been getting treatment and getting better with therapy. We continued to witness to him and he accepted Christ as his savior. A foundation was made and the Ruben House was started. Ruben was the first patient. He receives therapy and medical care while there and he is working hard.
Now to 2021: Ruben has some independent function of his hands and arms to brush his hair, eat, read books etc. He is starting to get therapy to strengthen his legs. He went that Sunday we were there to the church we built in his home community to give his testimony. His family came to hear what he had to say, and only God knows if they heard what he said and if it touched them.
Even though we were not doing medical clinics, I was asked to go see a young girl that hurt her shoulder and wanted my opinion if she needed to go to the doctor. We went to her house, and I saw the little girl, which looked like she dislocated her shoulder. She had a seizure, and fell and hit her shoulder on the corner of her bed. (is this starting to sound familiar??) Well, come to find out that this is the little girl I saw in 2017 with seizures. And she was diagnosed with seizures and was getting treatment. ALSO, her mom is Ruben's sister!!!! What???!!!!! I know. It is crazy how God works and you don't even know what is going on until the puzzle pieces start to take shape. And she came to our women's ministry event the next day. I pray for her and that her heart is softened to hear and accept Christ.
This is just one example. I have a lot more. God does amazing things, if we will only trust and obey. And open our eyes to see the little things we do add up to the bigger things.
WE plant the seeds and GOD waters it. In his time. I thank God that he has shown me the fruit of our labors and our witness. We don't always see this and only trust that God will take it further for his plan.
Romans 8:11; "The spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you."
Bendiciones,
2017 medical clinic
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