Our Three Amazing Doctors

 

 

 

Thank you Dr. Brenda for your amazing gifts and talents you brought to the medical clinic.  Dr. Brenda is a huge assess to North Carolina Baptist Men's medical brigades.  She is always willing and flexible whenever we need her.  She brings into play her faith in God as her first praise and honor for her many gifts and talents.  She gives Him all glory for her many blessings.  The first day on the job site Dr. Brenda and never shared it with anyone.  She was there to do her job and that she did.  Some of us prayed for her to heal quickly so she could better serve her people.  Sure enough God blessed her with a quick healing and a bright and cheerful spirit too.

Dr. Lori returned for her fourth time to Honduras on a medical team.  She has come once with her son, Nathan two years ago. This year she was super blessed to bring along her husband, Mark, and her lovely and joyful daughter, Anna.  Dr. Lori shared one of her God moments was when she saw Anna playing with Lela and the joy which shown upon her face.  Her face was radiant and you could see Jesus shining through her all day.  Dr. Lori shared on the first or second day she had a man come through the clinic who had been to a local clinic and got ex-rays made.  Because of the cost of his ex-rays he could not afford the medicines they prescribed for him.  Dr. Lori's medical team had the medicines this gentleman needed.  Thank you God for your provisions. 

Kathleen, nurse practitioner, is a first time friend coming to assist in the medical clinic.  She is a colleague of Dr. Lori.  When picking them up at the Tegus airport I assumed she was a part of their church family.  They received Kathleen warmly as everyone else did the entire week. Thank you Kathleen for your flexibility as you served beside four different translators.  You took Katie's devotional to heart where you showed them Jesus through your works and deeds this week. Kathleen had so many God moments each and every day.  One of them brought tears to many eyes the first evening.  There was an elderly man age 71 who was blind entered the doors of the church.  Julie checked him in and headed over to Dr. Brenda's station.  Dr. Brenda was backed up a little so Julie turned around and saw Kathleen available.  She walked her elderly friend over to Kathleen.  Let me share one bit of information.  Kathleen and Dr. Lori are pediatricians  back home.  So Kathleen was upset because she had not seen any children.  She asked God to please let her see children.  But God had a different plan for Kathleen.  God gave Kathleen the sweetest man ever.  He sat down and Kathleen check him over.  He had high blood pressure and she explained how they did not have medicine for high blood pressure.  He shared with her he did not need medicine Jesus was his doctor and he does not take medicine.  Kathleen asked could she pray with him.  He got down on his knees and bowed his head and started praying for Kathleen before she even had a chance to pray for him.  How blessed Kathleen was this day when God did not answer her prayer for wanting to see children.  God had a better blessing for Kathleen.  Thank you God for Kathleen and her elderly friend.  Kathleen also got an eight month old pregnant lady who brought her ex rays from the clinic.  Julie is an ex-ray technician and was able to read the film for Kathleen.  The lady had a healthy little boy from what Julie could see with the naked eye.  Kathleen asked her could she pray over her and her baby boy.  Kathleen asked permission to place her hand upon the lady's stomach as she prayed.  Kathleen prayed and as she prayed she could feel the baby boy jumping around inside his mommy.  Wow how beautiful is God's creation, a baby being born. 

We were blessed with three awesome ladies who took care of over 900 patients in five days.  To God be the glory for this week of dedicated health care providers.

 

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up.
James 5:15a