And we are back! Back to work, back to good nutrition and exercise and all of the promise that a new year holds.
We started our work week yesterday in Clinica Caris and the Chichicastenango Church of Christ. Lots of familiar faces and patients welcoming us all back to work. It was great to see everyone again.
Then today we scheduled a work day to get all of our travel boxes and medicines organized and cleaned out and a community meeting with the churches from the Mactzul area. It was busy but good.
Finishing the day on a good note, we heard from one of our coworkers, Cesar that at his church they have 5 who are wanting be baptized into Christ, 3 of which came to the church "on their own". I asked how they had come to know the church and he said that several were family or neighbors of current members and one lady who had been attended to kindly by ladies from the church after several of her deliveries and wanted to be a member of such a group. This made us remember that Jesus himself said in John 13:35 "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
To drive home the point, we had a patient show up today after wrecking his motorcycle on the highway outside of our clinic. One of the neighbors brought him over an said she knew were weren't seeing patients today but could we help take care of the man. She then called a truck to come by and help carry his motorcycle home. I asked her if she was family of his and she said, "no, I just know that God would want me to help him."
So go out and love your neighbor. The best evangelism is leaving the walls of the church building and showing love to others.
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Yesterday was great! It was good to see everyone and sorry that I missed the motorcycle patient. Wonderful news about the five wanting to be baptized. We will wait and see what happens with Gaspar and his classes. Praying that hearts are tender and that we all continue to serve as needed.
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