clinic. Afterwards, it poured. It is monsoon season.
We are reminded that the medical team is here to
serve and spread God's will. Pastor Crumble
highlighted the day by bringing a man to the
Lord! We will continue to see how God leads us
over the next two weeks. Praise the Lord!
Buddha (bright gold) and tributes to the king.
Scooters are everywhere. I feel guilty driving my
gas guzzling SUV down a few blocks to SaveMart.
The scooters are an affordable but dangerous
necessity. We see three people on scooters, and
mothers with babies in a "Snugli." They carry
umbrellas while they drive!
devotion. We are getting ready for tomorrow.
I am optimistic that we will impact many lives
and expose them to Christianity.
getting to us. Some of us are feeling the heat and
physical stresses creeping up. Today was hot and
humid. Please pray for our physical and mental
health.
the disciples in Mark 6:6-13 going village-to-
village taking few necessities. "They drove out
many demons and anointed many sick people
and healed them."
ministries under Thai Akha Ministry Foundation.
We set up shop at the development center. A
patient was referred to Mark with a protrusion
hanging from an eyelid. With time, it could
obstruct vision. So Mark removed the skin tag. A
wide smile from ear to ear was noted on the
patient after he realized this life changing effect. It
seemed like an insignificant event but small
things can make big changes in people's lives. The
patient feels better about himself and less
self-conscious.
here. They have no transportation or access to
reach medical help. The village people are
enviable. They live apparently care free. The smiles
on their faces give an indication of their
satisfaction in life. How easy it would be to retire
into the hills and take it easy. As Christians, we are
reminded we cannot be complacent and do
nothing. We are commanded to serve others and
evangelize. How do we change cultural ways? We
need to lead them to Jesus. So if it takes one
splinter or a cavity at a time, we will let these
people know who dropped by to serve them
and why.
village for church. Several members of the church
brought vegetables in sacks and set them on the
altar. One thin, frail unkempt man brought a bundle
of 8 ft. long sugar canes and laid them on the altar.
Pastor did an altar call. One man slowly raised and
stood up. It was the sugar cane man. What a
wonderful sight! It was later discovered that the
man was an alcoholic. Now he is saved! It brought
tears to some members of FCBC.
prescriptions. There are only two pharmacists with a
line of patients that starts in the morning and
doesn't end until the last patient has received their
drug. Tens of thousands of pills are unpacked each
time we set up in a new location.
see grins and smiles exposing discolored and
missing teeth, without any embarrassment. They
leave with the same smile but with bulging cheeks
from packing and dental rolls sticking out between
the teeth as they nod and say, "thank you."
get from it individually? We have to trust in the Lord.
The Akhans benefited from us but we may benefit
MORE from them, spiritually and emotionally. We
realize that it is easier to give money and harder to
give of yourself. It could very well have been
Mission: Impossible, but by the grace of God, "All
things are possible."
fast. What about the people we left behind? That's
up to the Christians in this world...to spread the
Good News.