Medical Clinic 2
On medical clinic days, our mornings are a little more leisurely than on building days. We have time to update the blog 
, eat a relaxed breakfast, pack up the meds and other clinic needs, play with the kids who live at the base, spend personal time with God and His Word, and have group devotions.
As Aaron led us in our group devotions yesterday, he brought us to a verse in Corinthians where Paul writes that he doesn’t come with wise and eloquent words, or with wisdom and superiority, but that he comes to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with fear and trembling and with the Spirit and power of Christ in him. This is so that his readers and listeners will know that the Word comes not from him (Paul), but from the power of the Spirit in him. We knew, as a group, that at the village the night before, we hadn’t all stepped up to share our stories with the group because of fear and trembling. We had truly allowed the enemy to distract us from trusting in the Lord to speak through us. The miracle here, prayer partners, friends and family, is that we were still able to see an entire village come to know Christ, even when we denied Him.
So last night, when it came time to share our stories, God led three of us to share, and this time, we listened. Even more amazingly, Hermano Jesus, in his message to the people of the village, reiterated that which the three of us has shared. Different stories they were, but all a part of why we’re here in Guatemala,, why we were at this village in particular, why we were called to share our own stories with this village.
We have SO much joy to share with you that YET AGAIN, an ENTIRE village came forward to accept Christ last night. There are no words or even emotions to express the power of Christ that will dwell in us when we beckon Him so. When we leave our hearts open to His callings, when we stop thinking of ourselves, when we forget about the fear and trembling we experience when asked to share our stories- this is when God will show us Himself.
Another construction crew arrived last night to continue work on the mission base, we’ll be heading to Antigua in a few minutes, and then soon we’ll return home. But friends, pray that what we’ve seen this week (miracles like few are privileged to experience), we will not soon forget. Pray that just like the families and individuals we’ve seen come to know a life rich in the love of Jesus Christ this week, we would allow Christ to become a true manifestation of the love of God in our lives.
Some of the group returns home tomorrow, while some are staying to visit several orphanages in preparation for the opening of Open Doors Orphanage. Please keep reading here for updates and photos from this group! Thank you again, friends, for reading, praying and supporting us from near and far. We hope you’ve seen the power of Christ like we have this week!!
