Thursday Evening -
Thursday evening we got back on the bus and headed to the country to see the rehab facility there. They have a garden where they grow their own food and a beautiful facility to house the children and their caregivers sometimes over several months. We were treated to a demonstration of the horse therapy they do and got to feed sugar cubes to the horses.
We greated the families staying there, handed out care packs of school supplies to the kids and delivered blankets too. While taking the blankets out of their bags and placing them on the beds, we found a tag on one that said it was made by a Girl Scout troop in MN! It had the girl's photo and hand written note on the back. I took photos and have contacted the troop and forwarded on to them the photos and the information about where their efforts ended up. The directors of the center were very appreciative of the donation and were happy to pose for a photo with the blanket.
Friday -
This morning we start like every other in praise and prayer. Then off to the center. Today we will gather items after our therapists review our home visit assignments and prepare to take our mission mobile for the day. 4 teams will do home visits and the rest of the team will visit a home for the elderly.
Our team will do 4 visits today, sharing the center's van and driver with another team. This only proves to be most challenging before the first stop where we have too many people and mobility equipment to all fit in the van. Employing a taxi to follow to the first stop solves that challenge.
This morning we start like every other in praise and prayer. Then off to the center. Today we will gather items after our therapists review our home visit assignments and prepare to take our mission mobile for the day. 4 teams will do home visits and the rest of the team will visit a home for the elderly.
Our team will do 4 visits today, sharing the center's van and driver with another team. This only proves to be most challenging before the first stop where we have too many people and mobility equipment to all fit in the van. Employing a taxi to follow to the first stop solves that challenge.
Our last visit was to an elderly couple in their mid-80's. He is a WWII vet and they have been married for 63 years. The appointment was for him, for a walker and possibly wheelchair. After watching her get around we wished we had a walker for her as well. Well, God took care of that when the van returned to pick us up. The team we were sharing the van with had brought along a walker that they did not use, and knowing they were already done with their visits, there was our walker for her as well. Praise God!
Each and every one of the disabled and their caregivers this week were absolutely priceless in the heart of Christ. All 367 of them heard the Gospel message and 77 accepted Christ. The local pastors we worked with this week will be there to follow up with all of these people, to help grow that seed that was planted by the love we shared half way around the world.
I could post all of my photos one by one and give you all the stories, but I fear that my blog would explode with the volume of it all. I hope that the small glimpse of what I do post inspires you to reach out of your comfort zone to be the hands and feet of Christ in some way, either in your church, your neighborhood or abroad.
Each and every one of the disabled and their caregivers this week were absolutely priceless in the heart of Christ. All 367 of them heard the Gospel message and 77 accepted Christ. The local pastors we worked with this week will be there to follow up with all of these people, to help grow that seed that was planted by the love we shared half way around the world.
I could post all of my photos one by one and give you all the stories, but I fear that my blog would explode with the volume of it all. I hope that the small glimpse of what I do post inspires you to reach out of your comfort zone to be the hands and feet of Christ in some way, either in your church, your neighborhood or abroad.
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