Walk Humbly with Your God: January 26, 2010

Our second day of clinic started with a devotional from Sarah Kolling. After a prompting for the Spirit, she spoke on humility using the children’s book The Bears Vacation. Though she was hesitant to use a children’s book with all of us “professional” people to teach a lesson, it was exactly what we needed. She rewrote the book to fit our situation and connected the story with our team verse:

“He has told you, O man, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God.”

-Micah 6:8

Sarah taking a woman's temperature.

After devotions, we headed off to clinic and set up for the day. Many changes were made and the flow of the clinic was much smoother. We had many “God sightings” throughout the clinic; I’ve summarized a few below:

The optical team celebrated the discovery of using regular reading glasses to correct a few elderly peoples vision that could not see near or far. The team had tried everything they learned in their training but nothing seemed to work. Carrie literally jumped up and down and had tears in her eyes because these people could see for the first time in many years! Can you imagine living life with blurry vision and instantly being able to see?

Tamara was also working in optical and dealt with a few people who had perfect vision but skewed the truth in order to receive a pair of glasses. She knew the glasses would eventually hurt the patient’s eyes, but they were insistent that’s what they wanted and had paid for. She made the connection that this is a great example of our relationship with God. Many times we demand what we want but God knows it’s not the best thing for us. Still, He chooses to use our prideful ways to mold and shape us.

Annie Tillotson was encouraged by a woman who wanted a picture taken of Annie and her son. This woman told Annie that the medical team was “Christ’s Angels.” The service we are able to provide to the Peruvian people is well received and greatly appreciated.

A couple of the beautiful Peruvian children.

In the spiritual clinic, we saw many positive gains. I (Emily) was stretched in my faith by spending the day sharing the Gospel in Spanish. Using some tools from campus ministry and the EvangeCube, I shared the Gospel with more than 40 people and had a few people indicate decisions for Christ. As you can imagine, my brain has turned to mental mush at the end of the day.

Jeff also spent some time in the spiritual clinic. After conversing with two men for almost 2 hours and using every tool we had, the 2 men made decisions for Christ. Praise the Lord for the eternal life changes that are happening in Peru!

With another day at the clinic under our belt, we headed to a local sandwich shop to get some grub. Our patience was tested as we had 40 people order food and wait about 1.5 hours to receive it. Our motto of “That’s just the way we like it” needed to be restated frequently but we survived.

In true Bomb-Proof Adaptability style, the team made a resilient comeback in the Upper Room. Before worship, many of us danced around and even created a tunnel for the rest of the team members so they could enter the room in style.

At the end of a stressful day, worshipping our Creator has a way of calming your soul. Carrie and Parker have done an excellent job of leading us worship…I don’t think I’ve ever heard a sweeter version of “How Great is Our God” than the one we sang tonight. The room was resounding with singing!

Zak with some friends

**A special note to Pam's small group: we've had semi-overcast and breezy conditions each day we've been here. Thanks for the prayers! Speaking of prayers...

PRAYER REQUESTS:

*As always, energy and enthusiasm. We are pooped, tired, tuckered out and many are developing some digestive issues (if you’ve travelled abroad, you know what I mean). Pray that the power of the Holy Spirit would keep us going strong!

*Pray for our time of fellowship with the Condevillian church Wednesday night. This has been a sweet time of worship and bonding with our friends here in Peru. Pray for deep connections and a sense of oneness in the body of Christ.

*Pray for those that have heard the Gospel while at the clinic. Pray for understanding and repentant hearts as well as a community in which to grow. We’ve invited all people back for a reunion this Thursday afternoon, as well as church service on Sunday.

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