Here are some pictures of the crate being filled.
There is approximately 7,500 pounds of equipment on this crate. Most is for Mission Emanuel but about 35% is for another hospital in the DR.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
On the move!
I got an e-mail from Matthew Bonk and Nelson Nafziger from Medical Ministries International with the official news that the crate has been loaded in Philadelphia and is on the way to Baltimore. It will leave Baltimore on August 5 and arrive in Santo Domingo on August 17th!!
Monday, July 20, 2009
A must read
Here is a story I received from one of the staff members from this summer, what a beautiful picture of God's perfect plan!
A few weeks into the summer, we met the mother of a young girl who is deaf. As Jack, the director of Mission Emanuel, met with her to discuss ways ME could help, the mission director from a church in Florida happened to be with us in the DR and in ear-shot of the conversation. She got excited about the possibility of her church helping this little girl, and promised to head back to the States and start working on connections to get hearing aids to help her.
A few weeks went by, and as this mother came to ME everyday to ask Jack if there was any news, it got harder and harder for him to say each day that there was yet again no news. Each day, Jack struggled to look her in the eye and confess that so far, there had been no change.
As our next group arrived from Janesville, Wisconsin, Jack was getting to the point of wondering what God's plan might be for this family.
Each group that visits Mission Emanuel brings suitcases full of donations such as clothes, school supplies, toys, and medicine. Our staff then takes the donations, sorts them, and sends the suitcases of medicine to the clinic for our doctor to sort and put into her medicine supply cabinet. As she started to unload the suitcases we sent down that day from Janesville, she found a box at the bottom of a suitcase. It said Miracle Ear on the top, and contained two hearing aids, which just so happened to be the exact type this little girl needed! She came running out of the clinic to tell Jack the incredible news, with tears streaming down her face.
Over the next several days, we had the pleasure of sharing with this mother the news that her prayers for her daughter had been answered. I watched her sit and cry tears of joy as Jack introduced her to the woman who had been given the hearing aids to bring down to the DR as a donation. Without any work on the part of Mission Emanuel or anyone who knew about this need, God answered this mother's prayers. None of us did anything to make this miracle happen...we just got to sit back and watch the benefits of God's great work and provision, and it was an incredibly beautiful sight. I love this story, because it shows God's great love for us, and it shows that God does his great works in ways we never expect or plan. But I think the other thing I love it that my time in the DR is full of stories like this. I have never worked with Mission Emanuel when there has not been some incredible display of God's glory during my time there. That is why I continue to be a part of the work they are doing, and why I am continually drawn back to this incredible ministry. Thank you so much for the support you have given and continue to give. Everyone who shares in the work Mission Emanuel is doing is a part of this miracle, and is a way God provides and cares for his people in the DR. Gloria a Dios
A few weeks went by, and as this mother came to ME everyday to ask Jack if there was any news, it got harder and harder for him to say each day that there was yet again no news. Each day, Jack struggled to look her in the eye and confess that so far, there had been no change.
As our next group arrived from Janesville, Wisconsin, Jack was getting to the point of wondering what God's plan might be for this family.
Each group that visits Mission Emanuel brings suitcases full of donations such as clothes, school supplies, toys, and medicine. Our staff then takes the donations, sorts them, and sends the suitcases of medicine to the clinic for our doctor to sort and put into her medicine supply cabinet. As she started to unload the suitcases we sent down that day from Janesville, she found a box at the bottom of a suitcase. It said Miracle Ear on the top, and contained two hearing aids, which just so happened to be the exact type this little girl needed! She came running out of the clinic to tell Jack the incredible news, with tears streaming down her face.
Over the next several days, we had the pleasure of sharing with this mother the news that her prayers for her daughter had been answered. I watched her sit and cry tears of joy as Jack introduced her to the woman who had been given the hearing aids to bring down to the DR as a donation. Without any work on the part of Mission Emanuel or anyone who knew about this need, God answered this mother's prayers. None of us did anything to make this miracle happen...we just got to sit back and watch the benefits of God's great work and provision, and it was an incredibly beautiful sight. I love this story, because it shows God's great love for us, and it shows that God does his great works in ways we never expect or plan. But I think the other thing I love it that my time in the DR is full of stories like this. I have never worked with Mission Emanuel when there has not been some incredible display of God's glory during my time there. That is why I continue to be a part of the work they are doing, and why I am continually drawn back to this incredible ministry. Thank you so much for the support you have given and continue to give. Everyone who shares in the work Mission Emanuel is doing is a part of this miracle, and is a way God provides and cares for his people in the DR. Gloria a Dios
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Stories from the Summer...and other news
I spoke with the mission director last week and was able to hear just a few of the amazing things that happened during the month of June and July when there were hundreds of people spending week-long trips working in Cielo and Nazaret. I'm sure there are so many more. If you were on one of these trips and have pictures or stories, please send them to me!!! I would love to post some updated pictures and share some of what is going on there that isn't directly related to the therapy gym!
Here are a few pictures I borrowed from DeeDee Porter who was on staff this summer. Thanks, DeeDee!
In other news:
1. Of course, there are still items that need to be bought from the wish list (link to the right!)
2. We have an anonymous gift of airline miles for the orthotist trip, thank you so much!! If you are interested in donating for other team members, please contact me.
3. God willing, there will be at least one artist going with me on one of the next trips to work on the mural for the therapy gym wall. So far, Lindsey Meyer is planning on organizing the mural project. She is so talented, I can't wait to see how it turns out!
4. Thank you to Julia and Blake Schwarz for your toy donation!
A pretty sunset at Club Bamboo:
At the party for the neighborhood kids (organized by one of the groups):
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