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NICARAGUA
Last Tuesday, January 25, Norvin, Horacio's son was at the Bible study in Pueblo Nuevo. He's about 16 years old, and has a healthy desire to learn in school as well as grow as a Christian. Timothy and I can see God's hand on His life. Norvin told us that school starts up again on February 15 for all of the kids. They've been on their summer break the last few weeks.
Norvin is in his final year of school before college. This year is technically optional, but Norvin has the goal in mind to go to college and study business administration. But in order for him to finish high school, as well as for all the other kids to attend primary school, Norvin told us that the kids need notebooks, pens, uniforms, and shoes. Time is running out, and many have the desire to go to school. Norvin humbly asked us if we could help them.
Praise God for providing the funding to be able to do just that! So, yesterday we went with Norvin and Julio to the town of Jinotega to buy all of these supplies! I feel so blessed to see God at work in this community! Without these school provisions, these kids would not have been able to attend school this year. Because of the cost of supplies and uniforms, many of them didn't go to school last year. We are grateful for God's work amongst these people as well as the role you have played in the States. We still have school shoes and some uniforms to buy and hope to pick them up in Managua this week before we head out next Tuesday. -Timothy &Jessie Crabtree (BMDMI Missionaries, Nicaragua) |
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PROJECT LIFE®
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Danna Kate was taken on as a Project Life® patient because the doctors had told her parents there was nothing that could be done, for her case was too severe... This fall, she had her first eye surgery, which has completely corrected the alignment in the left eye. She will undergo a second surgery in the upcoming months to re-attach the muscles in her right eye so that it will also be straight. Her vision has already drastically improved and will be perfected after the next surgery. May all the glory be to God for Him to allow for this healing in her life! -Tina Woods (Project Life® Coordinator) |
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HONDURAS
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
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January 22 nd through the 29 th, the Logan/Calhoun team went on a mission trip with us to Atima, Honduras. One event that stood out to me was the homeless man that they ministered to. This man was standing outside of the medical clinic when two of our translators found him. He was dirty, had raggedy clothes (if you could even call them clothes), and had no home, and no where to go. As you can see in the pictures, he was rough.
Everyone passed by him, paid him no attention, and completely ignored him. Sometimes we ignore things like this thinking that if we can ignore it or turn our head, it will go away. News flash: it doesn't. Pretending something isn't real doesn't make it disappear. Two of our translators, Alex Flores and Brian Mejia, saw this man. They saw the person behind the dirt. They saw the man behind the rags. They saw a human being. Alex and Brian took this man, bathed him, clothed him, fed him, and shared Christ with him. Alex Flores told us later, "Translating is our second job. Our first job is to share Christ and show his love. What if that man were Jesus?"
Think about this, think about all the people we have a chance to minister to and we just quietly turn our head and say, "someone else will do it". What if that person were Jesus? Would you walk by and offer no help or love based on his appearance, giving him nothing but sympathy and pity? What would Jesus have done if that were you and he walked by? Personally, I think he would have done what Alex and Brian did for this homeless man.
This was an eye opener for me, I know I have quietly turned my head, too afraid to confront someone. I'm going to make this a new goal of mine, to really see people for who they are. Will you join me? -Madison Edwards (Daughter of Mike & Marty Edwards - BMDMI Missionaries, Honduras) |
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