Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Yesterday, clinic flowed pretty smoothly. Today: early morning mass chaos. Near-riots in the streets. We saw 200 patients today and hadto turn many away due to the capacity of the church and the supplies left to treat with. Not to mention, the health of our team has been attacked since day one. At least one medical provider per team has been ill everyday. Leaving us short handed somewhere. Today, Dr. Bearden is back with us but just barely. At the very young age of 65, he is bouncing back pretty well from receiving 3 liters of fluid the day before. And everyone is feeling the fatigue today. Trying to push through a heavy patient load, trying to nurture them as we are continuing to nurture one another can sometimes prove to be difficult. Today is no different. It only makes it easier for us to believe that it was not by our own strength that we treated over 200 patients at Belen on our last clinic day. Hallelujah to the Great Physician. Our Healer.

After clinic resumed, we all walked down to the banks of the river nearby. Again, it was heartbreaking to see raw sewage pouring into the same river that thepeople of Belen swim in, bathe in, and draw water from. My heart fell. Because most of the ailments that we treated them for just hours prior could have been prevented if only they had clean water. Enter my friends from The Answer is Love. They accompanied us on our mission to Peru this year. Headed by a friend, Steve Jurs, these three men took newly developed water filtration systems to homes, churches, and communities. Teaching them about healthy living and most importantly, about the Living Water of Jesus Christ. What a ministry. I’m proud to support it. Email me if you have any questions, or want to get involved.

Tonight we honored our translators with a dinner. Like I mentioned before, our desire to spread the gospel would only be a pipe dream without their spirits. Without their willingness to communicate with our Peruvian brothers and sisters, they wouldn’t hear our hearts. And without their desire to lift the name of Jesus high in their communities, His Words would potentially go unspoken once we boarded our planes back to the states. I am grateful for their partnership. Grateful for their friendship. Thankful to be their sister.

Psalm 23


Finding rest,

K

Working through the madness early morning...

Happy to have Dr. Winford Bearden back!

Our team on the riverbank...

Loriella and her Callie bracelet at SportsReach :)

Adderli, one of our sweet translators, reading from the Word at the Translator Dinner.