Ending on a High Note

Our week of mission work is nearly complete. The medical and dental teams treated the last of their patients, who came to the free clinics via our local church partners and word-of-mouth. Although our teams serve these communities with limited equipment and primitive facilities, their work is highly valued and desperately needed. Stories abounded this week of other ministry team members discovering and transporting the seriously ill to the clinics for treatment.

 Our four construction sites are near completion with roofs installed and most cement floors laid over the last couple days. Tomorrow our entire Wooddale team of 35+ members will visit each of the four new homes to pray over the families and dedicate their homes along with local pastors.

The women's one-on-one team made their last visits with church deaconesses to encourage women believers in their faith and give them hope in the midst of poverty and suffering. Meanwhile, the men's addiction one-on-one team continued walking the villages praying over men they find in the streets. Their words are not always heard by these men, but we know our Lord is listening. We pray the men's' hearts will be open to the living Word and their lives  changed in ways they could not otherwise imagine or achieve for themselves.

The computer team delivered the last of their computers to our local church partners, while the water purification team finished maintaining and installing new systems. The soccer ministry team ran their last drills and played their last games. And the English teachers taught their last classes, receiving a grand farewell of hugs and kisses from students as the final bell rang and they headed home.

So many stories -- so many extraordinary people working together for a common goal to make miracles happen that only be credited to our God.