On Saturday and Sunday I was able to go out with Team Maurice to the medical clinics. We leave the base around 12 and arrive normally somewhere between 1:30- 2:30. Long bumpy rides and when riding sideways you just talk yourself into the fact that you feel fine even though its dusty and hot! Conversation and laughter on the rides help so much!! Our first clinic was in a village called El Chocolate… Sounds yummy right?! I helped inside the clinic learning where all the meds are and also being a controller...The person who sits at the end of the table and checks the bags to make sure everything in it is correct with the prescription sheet. The meds are set up right and left with the prescription sheet laid out the same as the table so it makes it easy to find which meds Dan and Johanna marked down. There are 3 people on each side of the table filling bags with the needed meds, Anya and myself checking, and Estuardo and Daniel explain the meds once the family is finished. The system works great and is highly efficient. After the clinic is finished the Jesus filmed is played everyone gathers round to watch as some if not most of the people have never seen a movie or even TV before; watching Jesus crucified is very real to them especially when the nails go into HIS hands. Incredible! Once the film is over the team gathers in the front where we sing 2 songs in English, meaning the crowd doesn’t even understand what you are saying but the louder you sing the more you feel the Holy Spirit move and work. One of the most powerful experiences I have ever felt and it never gets old!! God is amazing! Once the singing is finished Dan opens the mic for testimonies also incredible how people are open to share their hurts to win over hearts for Jesus Christ. It is a bonding moment for everyone on the team as prayers are lifted up for courage, strength, and the words to say. Once testimonies are finished the group shares a final song before spreading among the crowd when Hermano Jesus takes the mic for a message. Prayers are once again offered up for the people listening and Hermano Jesus to be filled with the Holy Spirit as he preaches solely off the testimonies and what the Spirit leads him to say. It is powerful to listen to even though he is preaching in Spanish. As he is finishing he makes an alter call - one of the most moving moments to be a part of as a Christian watching your eternal family grow as people go to their knees calling out to Jesus to help them carry their burden. Both villages we were at it was powerful to watch the men fall to their knees with wives and children by their sides. On the second night we were finished at El Horno, translated to the oven, we opened it up to anyone who wanted specific prayers for hurts or anything. Praying for fellow brothers and sisters Guatemala style with team members creates a bond. Guatemala style prayers are group prayers where everyone prays at the same time until the last person is finished we all shoot AMEN!! My favorite way to pray!
That is the jist of a normal medical clinic. Everyone is the same yet God works differently in different ways every time. It is so much fun to be a part of working where God has already been working. He gives us the gift to be a part of what he can do if we just jump in where he is already working!!
Yes it was incredibly hard to leave my new family behind while I was gone. But everyone gets a kiss hug and we exchange lots of I love you’s before I leave! Sunday morning I was just getting out of bed after being gone for the first time and not putting the kids to bed when 3 little boys burst thru the door exclaiming Raquel es aqui!!! And a big group hug and kisses after! I am one incredibly blessed girl to be loved unconditionally by people I barely know but we share the same common faith and desire to be God’s hands and feet. The ladies are concerned this crazy girl is getting enough sleep and sent me to bed this morning after a 4 AM airport run! No worries mom they take good care of me here! One prayer request Dulce had surgery this morning well it was 6 hours but she was born with Hip Displasia and they are trying to correct it. She is a sweetheart and I was told she wasn't crying just very mad because she can’t move!! Oh Dulce I love you! In a few days they will be able to tell how successful the surgery was so please pray pray pray for precious little determined Dulce, and she fits her name meaning sweet!
Nothing new to report it was good to be back on the base for the day and I cuddled this afternoon with Rosa in my bed while the other kids played in the toy room :) I also enjoyed making all of the boys a S’more over the gas oven! They loved them and marshmallow and chocolate was everywhere but their smiles were priceless and so worth the mess!! Also
Please also pray for strength for the staff as the busyness of the teams coming and going takes a lot. Physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It is a neat experience to watch a team bond and grow closer thru everything they worked thru, prayed for, and built this week! I enjoyed meeting and getting to know the team so much better this week and I am so excited for the next team to get here!!
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