Thursday, July 21, 2011

THE LOVE OF CHRIST THROUGH MEDICINES.

Ms.Pat Schuessler called me and asked me to witness Christ to a 26 year old young man. This young man had walked from Mahianyu where we held the medical clinic on Monday and Tuesday. He has been jailed in the past, is alcoholic and smokes all manner of substances. He is married with two children. To cut the long story short, the young man after briefly sharing with him the plan of salvation put his hand in his jacket pocket pulled out a ciggarette gave it to me and told me that he had smoked his last ever cigarrette and now wanted to get saved. I joyfully led him to the Lord and almost broke down as I saw tears roll down his face. I later gave the cigarrette to Ms. Pat as Dr. Greg said a big Amen!
Before this happened, Dr. Greg had earlier called me to witness to a senior citizen who also surrendered his life to the finished work of our Lord at the cross of Calvary. I enjoyed going down on my knees with an 81 year old man. Surely this salvation is common to all ( Jude 3 ), Christ saves the old and the young, men and women.



Friends we saw 16 people get saved today and we thank the Lord for using unworthy people like us for the extension of HIS kingdom. I want to thank Pastor Robertson Wahome and Bro. Ikinya Mureu for driving the team to different venues, the triage run by Ms Gladys Warutere and Ms Faith Ikinya, the translators; Ms. Sarah Githinji, Bro. Charles Musandu and Bro. Joel Mwangi, the records done by Bros Patrick Kololi and Moses Omondi. Pastors Bernard Mungai, Robertson Wahome and Bro. Joshua Gideon witnessed Christ to every patient at the counseling room. May the Lord bless you all for your labour of sacrifice. Tomorrow we are headed to Ndivai Bible Baptist Church and this is deep in the village. Pray for the entire team, particularly the Americans that they will be able to endure our roads. So far the Lord has graciously enabled them to gel so well and serve the Lord with great compassion. Your prayers continue to do wonders and should continue flowing!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

THE MEDICAL CAMP AT ABERDARE BAPTIST CHURCH, MAIRO- INYA


The Lord's faithfulness was manifest again in today's Medical Camp at Aberdare Baptist Church. I love people and the sight of a crowd makes me feel good. Although the crowd today was of very sick mothers, children and of course a few men, as a team we had an opportunity to expresses the compassion and the love of God to them. The queue formed early and the morning was very chilly. I did not have to apologies to Dr. Greg today because of numbers, we strictly saw 125 patients. We can never thank the Lord enough for the 6 souls that were saved today. Africa needs more medical missions, they leave behind a lasting impact. Most of the patients cannot afford a dose of the cheapest antibiotics or even Tylenol. I have had  many ask me in every clinic we have held so far whether we were treating eye- ailments or distributing glasses. This is a critical area that calls for much thought. Above all what impresses me most is the counseling sessions run by local church pastors and church leaders. The simple plan of salvation is presented and eternal security explained. Many gospel tracts that end up in very many hands and homes are distributed. Information on where all of our churches are located is provided too. Last Sunday I saw a number of people who were visiting for the first time and this was as a result of the medical camp. I take this opportunity to thank Pastor Bradley, the Director Medical Missions Outreach ( MMO), Dr. Greg Waller and his wife Linda, their son, Tim ( a very hard working twelve year old and a good hymn singer too), Mellisa Miller and Ms. Pat Schuessler. This is a wonderful team to work with. They easily get along with the locals and the dishes too. Friends pray for us as we get to the second and final phase of our clinics. Of particular interest to me is that the people may not see the doctor, providers and the rest of us but Christ only and His love for them. Pray for a bounty harvest of souls and that these souls may seek to know the Lord more in a Bible- believing and teaching church. We should not forget to ask the Lord to continue showering His grace upon the entire team as it traverses our region on rough roads and tough conditions. Matthew 5: 6