Early December Medical Team

Family and Friends,

Greetings this fine December day, just 9 days before the celebration of our Lord's birth.  It is quite sunny here this morning, low-80s at 9 o'clock.  Last night in youth group was a special night.  I was feeling down in the dumps, which I have learned over time in ministry generally means God is about to do something great.  We continued our study of Abraham's life, and at the end we built an altar of big rocks, just like he did when God spoke to him.  Each of the people at the youth group meeting were encouraged to say something about their relationship with God, or lack thereof.  Evens (known as "cookie") mentioned he didn't have Christ in his heart, and evil spirits were grabbing at him at night when he is in bed trying to sleep. 

I asked him if he believed in Jesus and whether he was ready to repent of his sins and commit his life fully to Christ.  He said he wanted to do that and felt God had spoken to him personally on this night.  We talked through a few more things to make sure he was making a strong commitment and understood the implications of his decision, and then he prayed to give his life to Jesus.  This was special for me, because ever since my first trip to Haiti over 2 1/2 years ago, Evens has had a special place in my heart.  He has been a pet project of mine.  He is painfully shy, but a hard worker at home and at school.  He also has a fire in him that might propel him to do great things for God.  Last night we welcomed him into the community of the saints and celebrated his new life.

About a week ago we were visited by an interesting medical team, mainly from South Dakota.  The leaders were Chad Haber and Dr. Annette Bosworth of Sioux Falls.  They were here last Fall in the month of September, and you can find a blog post on that visit in our archives as well.  Just like last time they brought a huge amount and variety of prescription level drugs, leaving most of them behind afterward for Nurse Sue to utilize in the clinic.  They conducted clinics all over our community, even up in the farthest school of Toussaint, where their help is so desperately needed.

We could write a lot more about the week, but you might be more interested to read about it through the eyes of the team members and Dr. Bos herself.  Use the following link to check out what they have written and filmed:

www.annettebosworth.com


Have a wonderful day!
-The Grimms