Chris' Sunday and Monday Report
Brotherly Love
Sunday was a special day in Guaymas this year. The day began with worship on the patio of the Manos building which was well attended. There were over a hundred there including the forty of us from the U.S. Antonio preached a sermon entitled "Lifting up Holy Hands." He made some excellent observations, perhaps the most intersting of which was that Jesus' hands were lifted for our sins, and he asks us to lift our hands to touch his through our belief in him.
Lunch was a quick but delicious meal at one of our favorites, Pollo Feliz and was quickly followed by the opening of the clinic for the aftenoon of seeing the members of the church and their families. It was a great afternoon, and all went very smoothly.
The evening Sunday night was highlighted by a cookout at the Manos building for the team and for the local church members. We ate delicious hamburgers together and spent a while simply being together. Bill Wright from West Virginia made a comment while watching the teens from the U.S. and Mexico playing together while everyone else sat enjoying being together. He said, "This is the way it's supposed to be." He is right.
One blessing from God for Sunday was that Steve and Brandon successfully brought the van from the border where it had been stuck waiting on the proper documents to bring it down to Guaymas. Having the van will make all of the small transportation issues much easier.
Monday we began the clinic work for the community. Things went very smoothly in all areas. The patients seem a bit more significantly ill than expected, but the group of patients that we saw today generally seemed to be in better economic conditions as they live primarily in the down town area. We anticipate being much busier as the week goes on, especially since our teens handed out almost 3000 fliers today advertising the clinic, and Tony arranged for a radio spot advertising the clinic.
God is blessing us with health, with important work to do, and with the chance to see him actively at work. We praise him for those blessings and ask that he continue to show us the work that he has for us to do on a day to day basis. Please continue to pray for those who will come see us in the clinic. Ask God to send as many as we can possibly see, and to provide us strength and wisdom to handle each person with exactly the love that Jesus would show.
Sunday was a special day in Guaymas this year. The day began with worship on the patio of the Manos building which was well attended. There were over a hundred there including the forty of us from the U.S. Antonio preached a sermon entitled "Lifting up Holy Hands." He made some excellent observations, perhaps the most intersting of which was that Jesus' hands were lifted for our sins, and he asks us to lift our hands to touch his through our belief in him.
Lunch was a quick but delicious meal at one of our favorites, Pollo Feliz and was quickly followed by the opening of the clinic for the aftenoon of seeing the members of the church and their families. It was a great afternoon, and all went very smoothly.
The evening Sunday night was highlighted by a cookout at the Manos building for the team and for the local church members. We ate delicious hamburgers together and spent a while simply being together. Bill Wright from West Virginia made a comment while watching the teens from the U.S. and Mexico playing together while everyone else sat enjoying being together. He said, "This is the way it's supposed to be." He is right.
One blessing from God for Sunday was that Steve and Brandon successfully brought the van from the border where it had been stuck waiting on the proper documents to bring it down to Guaymas. Having the van will make all of the small transportation issues much easier.
Monday we began the clinic work for the community. Things went very smoothly in all areas. The patients seem a bit more significantly ill than expected, but the group of patients that we saw today generally seemed to be in better economic conditions as they live primarily in the down town area. We anticipate being much busier as the week goes on, especially since our teens handed out almost 3000 fliers today advertising the clinic, and Tony arranged for a radio spot advertising the clinic.
God is blessing us with health, with important work to do, and with the chance to see him actively at work. We praise him for those blessings and ask that he continue to show us the work that he has for us to do on a day to day basis. Please continue to pray for those who will come see us in the clinic. Ask God to send as many as we can possibly see, and to provide us strength and wisdom to handle each person with exactly the love that Jesus would show.
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