During the week of August 2 - 9, I was honored to join an international team from Christians in Action and Asian Relief Medical Services for four days of medical and dental clinics in three villages throughout Guatemala. Doctors, dentists, nurses and believers from Japan, Australia, the Philippines, Colombia and the United States joined with missionaries, doctors and students from Guatemala to share the Gospel, minister through prayer and provide medical care.
Our first clinics were held in Jocotillo, Villa Canales approximately an hour's drive from Guatemala City. The Gospel message was presented, real physical needs were met, spiritual needs were met through prayer and healings were reported.
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| Prayer Before the Clinic |
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Registering to See the Doctors
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After a much needed day of rest, the team was headed for a change of location, language and culture in the department of Quiche and the villages of Sacpulup and Pajuliboy, spending one day in each location. Meeting in schools each day, the numbers of people waiting for our arrival were overwhelming.
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Amadeo, (L) one of our drivers for the week
Area Presbyter (C) and his son (R) |
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| Just a Little Bit Curious |
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Cutest Patient Ever!
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| Learned Some Quiche From These Two |
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| Patients Waiting in Pajuliboy |
During these four days, over 1400 Guatemalans had the opportunity to see a doctor and receive medicines and vitamins, the Gospel message was presented, prayers were offered to each one that came so that the name of Jesus would be glorified and He would be seen as the Great Physician and Healer, not the doctors who gave the medicine. 900 made decisions for Christ during these days of ministry and were connected with an evangelical pastor in their village.
Partnering with this two ministries was a first for me and I had no idea what to expect. Planning to serve simply as a translator, I soon had a line of patients as well. I learned a lot about setting up and operating a medical clinic just by observing how these ministries operated these clinics. I'm grateful for this experience since one of my ministry plans is to organize and host medical clinics. Another opportunity for ministry has opened up as a result of these clinics to again partner with these ministries to survey potential sites for clinics in Panama next year.
