Medical outreaches

The medical outreaches are a great tool to bless the people and open the door to the gospel. This map shows several villages we did clinics in. The one at the bottom was the last one. The lower right was the first one and the upper right was the third one and the village we stayed in was one of the upper middle ones.

Often we had to load our supplies and go by boat to the next village. On the last day we transferred from our boat to this little peki peki boat, then landed on the beach below and walked to the tree line in the distance and got on another boat to reach the village.

First we had to sort all the medicine and supplies we had brought and divide into four different groups for four different clinics. We had several different ideas as to the best way to do this of course :)

For our first clinic we crossed the river and walked about 20 minutes and held the clinic in this school.

The people line up quickly to give their names and take a number.

Tonia takes blood pressure and temperatures.

We would usually have three stations to interview the patients staffed by the doctor or the nurses.

Jan and Fairy ususally manned the pharmacy.

After getting organized we would try to entertain the children by drawing pictures or puppets with them.

WELL DRILLING A SUCCESS

I am pleased to report that we returned home yesterday October 3rd after having a succesful trip to the area of Iquitos, Peru. We gave medical relief to 4 remote villages and drilled wells in two of them. A third well that we raised the funds for will be drilled soon.

Above is a video of me taking my hand at the back-breaking work of drilling the well. There are a lot of stories and photos of our adventure that I will add in the following days.

The Commissioning

The Commissioning
On Sunday, September 20, the Peru 2009 team was commissioned by Northlake Baptist Church. All of the members of the team that are members at Northlake were charged to follow the scriptures below and they committed themselves to the code of conduct listed as well. Following this the congregation laid hands on them and prayed for them. The Spirit of God was ministering among them as they prayed. This team goes forth well provided for, well prepared, and well prayed for. We depart from Longview at 5:00 AM on Thursday, September 24.


Peru Mission Team Commissioning
September 20, 2009

6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had
taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, "See,
this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for."
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who
will go for us? "And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:6-3 (NIV)
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were
together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood
among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 20 After he said this, he showed
them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am
sending you." 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the
Holy Spirit. John 21:19-2! (NIV)

15:1 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which
you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are
saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have
believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance:
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried,
that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he
appeared to Peter, and then to the twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than
five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living.
though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the
apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also...
Cor 15:1-7 (NIV)

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
2 Tim. 2:15 (NIV)

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossiani:15-17(NIV)

11 I long to see you so that 1 may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you
strong- 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's
faith.
Romam 1:11-12 (NIV)

The Commitments:

Are you committed to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, willingly giving yourself to serving Him wherever, whenever, to do whatever with whomever He calls?
(I am)

Do you believe that He has called you to be a part of this mission
team, representing not only your local congregation, but the Lord Jesus Himself?
(I do)

Will you give yourself with joy to any and all works of service to the people you go to serve, your teammates, your leaders, and all others you meet along the way?
(I will)

Do you commit yourself to do whatever is asked of you as unto the Lord, serving others even as Jesus carne not to be served but to serve?
(I do)

Will you set your heart to seek and save the lost, trusting the Holy Spirit to clothe you with power and boldness in sharing the message of God's love for everyone, inviting as many as possible to believe in Jesus as Savior and Lord?
(I will)

Will you consider others as more important than yourself, building a relationship of mutual blessing with our brothers and sisters who so lovingly welcome us to partner with them for the sake of the kingdom?
(I will)

Will you pray everyday without ceasing, participate fully in worship and team life, and seek to put the needs of the mission ahead of your own?
(I will)

Northlake, do you now commission these, our missionaries,
to represent you, charging them to serve the Lord
wholeheartedly, giving glory to God in everything?
(WE DO!)

On behalf of the Peru team we would like to thank everyone who contributed to making this mission possible. Please be watching this blog for pictures and updates. Please continue in prayer that all that God has in mind for us on this trip would be accomplished.