Today was our last day to have the clinic and VBS. It has been overwhelming at times, but I know what an amazing God we serve and how He clears our path to do His work (Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all you heart and lean not on your on understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight."). Our teams have been blessed from the time we left Garland at 4:00 a.m., until now at 11:58 p.m. as I am writing this. Today has been one of the funniest and most rewarding days of the trip for me. I have had the opportunity to develop relationships with Pastor Omar’s group and cannot wait to get together again; maybe it will be back here.
Woman praying w/ Pastor Alberto to receive Christ
One of the most important things I have realized on this trip is the time is right for Pastor Alberto and other Christians like us to like us to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus said to his disciples in Matthew 9:37-38, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers in to his harvest field.” We must be bold in our faith and know that we serve a God that will never leave us. He loves us more than we could ever imagine or understand. My prayer, for myself and everyone at First Baptist Garland, is that none of us would not be ashamed of our faith and go out side of the church doors and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ every second of the day. I know that everyone says that doing Gods work is like a marathon, and I agree. But I also believe that we should treat every day as if we are running a 100-yard dash. Get up every morning, be prepared to do God's work, stay focused and know when you go to sleep at night that you ran as hard as you could.
Go on a mission trip like this, get out of you comfort zone and I know you will have a life-changing experience. Pray to God to direct you and where He wants you to go serve. I hope I am not out of line, but I am writing from my heart and know what God wants all of us to do.
Please continue to pray for our team and Pastor Omar’s team as we continue the trip and on our trip back home. Please pray for Pastor Alberto and his family to give him strength to carry on. I believe his hard work over the past nine years will soon be rewarded. One last thing, I applaud the youth at First Baptist Garland, the youth on this mission trip, and the youth I went with to Palestine in November. All of you have amazed me: the way you pray, the boldness you show, and your commitment to God. I pray that you will never lose these things and that all of you continue to grow closer to God.
In Christ we do all things,
David (Chichimeca Mission Team)
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Phil Davenport's Report
Here are some numbers from the last day:
Conversions (last night) 10 adults, 12 children
We had 78 up to Thursday.
VBS last day: 200
That is exactly the number of gift bags that we prepared. PRAISE THE LORD!
Clinic--42 people were seen with only one doctor. We also had only one doctor on Wednesday.
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