Prayer Requests

Please pray...

• for wisdom and energy as I lead the Mission Medics training program through the Boise Vineyard (Vineyard College of Mission)
• for strength and energy as I plan another year of medic outreaches: Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Ecuador, and India.
• for the opportunity to show many people how much Jesus loves them
• for transformed lives and communities as people discover the reality of Christ
• for my personal health and safety
• for strengthened faith and growth as I continue to follow God in new directions
• for donated medical supplies and medications
• for the ability to cure diseases and change lives
• for good teaching and leadership skills
• for my parents as they landlord my house and take care of other needs from home

• We saw God heal people - through medicine, through prayer, through forgiveness, through spiritual heart change. Wow.

• I came home rested, energized, and brimming with new ideas.
• We trained mothers, staff workers, missionaries, and the clinic nurse. We're already making plans to go back next year after another center opens with new staff.

• We were able to encourage and energize the missionaries we worked with - one of my biggest goals for this trip.
• We safely hiked over very steep mountains to offer medical care and spiritual encouragement in villages of northern India
• Clinics in southern India ran smoothly and hundreds of patients were treated.
• Basic Healthcare training sessions went better than  I could have imagined. Indian staff members who completed the training told me of their plans to teach others - true success in my mind.

• I built many new relationships with like-minded people (I'm not crazy - other people like doing this stuff, too!)
• Confirmation of the quality of the Mission Medic training program
• Great times of ministry and healing
• Vision for using Mission Medic outreaches in church planting

• Safe travel up and down muddy mountain trails
• Sweet times of ministry and fellowship with villagers
• The northern Philippines feels like a second home to me. It is a blessing to return again and again.

• Smooth pharmacies despite extremely busy medical clinics (>500 people/day)
• Safe travel despite flight delays, taxi strikes, and traveling by myself
• Great timing spending a week up north with Ryan and Amanda as new missionaries arrived and an extra set of hands was needed.
• Many opportunities for future work: training Calvary Chapel orphanage healthcare workers in basic medical skills and assisting Ryan and Amanda in healthworker trainings in northern villages

• Two pharmacists came with me to Peru. They were a huge blessing and are both excited to do more of this work in the future
• Smooth travel - no trouble with flights, baggage, buses, taxis... or my legs (lots of walking).
• I had a restful month with lots of early morning prayer and worship (it is nice to not be in charge!)  I feel "filled up" and renewed.
• This trip blessed me with new friends and mentors who have passions very similar to mine.

• God multiplied our time and allowed us to individually visit hundreds of families in their homes and huts
• God protected us physically and emotionally as we drove and hiked into remote mountain areas
• This team was awesome - easy to lead and well-balanced with lots of different gifts and talents

• We watched God infuse hope and joy into a place of hopelessness.
• God miraculously provided money and logistics as we handed out blankets, cornmeal, beans, vitamins, worm medication, and a Bible (in the local dialect) to EVERY family in the refugee camp!
• Medical clinics ran smoothly
• As a team we felt safe at all times
• I saw lives changed and hope restored as never before -These trips restored my enthusiasm for short-term medical outreaches

• I was able to clear 140lbs of donated medications through customs with no problems.
• Medical clinics and the very busy pharmacy ran extremely smoothly.
• Hundreds of Bolivians received excellent medical care and learned about Christ's love through our words and actions.

• Women of the Mapalo church in Zambia wept when we presented them with sewing machines and fabric to use for earning a living.
• I was able to connect deeply with several Zambian families, and had a blast playing with and hugging hundreds of children.
• No team members got seriously ill.
• Pastor Francis, a Zambian pastor who is the bedrock of this ministry partnership, has recovered from serious illness and been given a clean bill of health.
• Strong partnerships have been forged for future work in Zambia.

• Our medics treated over 6,000 patients during this  3 month outreach (Fall 2006).
• The poor received treatment, education, and prayers that will continue to affect their lives long after we leave.
• Dozens of patients and Filipino friends accepted Christ as Lord and our partner churches will follow up with hundreds more.