God is with us!

Chuck and I have really learned to appreciate the medical care and the hospitals in the States. Silvia, the girl who injured her leg in the accident, is in a public hospital in San Pedro. It does not cost anything to stay in the hospital but they do not provide anything, other than a room shared by five people. The rooms do not have air condition, are not very clean. The patients receive very little medical attention and absolutely no medical supplies. If the patient needs something, even as small as Band-Aids or gauze, someone has to go and buy them at the

pharmacy. For this reason, Chuck and I have spent a lot of time in San Pedro. Silvia needs pain meds, a very strong antibiotic, and things to keep the wound clean. This week the doctors removed all of the dead tissue in hopes of allowing new tissue and skin to grow. The doctors say it is a miracle that the veins have repaired themselves and the blood is flowing well. Praise God! Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray that the new tissue and skin will develop and that God will heal her 100%.

As you know from earlier post, Silvia is a new Christian and we have been praying she will not lose her faith but that she will grow as she learns to fully depend on God for healing. She has missed being in church and the church has missed her sweet presence so we loaded the church up and brought them to San Pedro. We had a beautiful service outside the hospital for everyone who would come and listen.

As a result of spending a lot of time in San Pedro, we have met several of the “street children”. They are very poor children who either live on the street or work the streets for money. We have decided to take the youth and young men in our home and maybe a few others to witness to these kids. They need to know where their true hope is and to know that there is a Savior who loves and cares for them.

We had a record number in church on Saturday night.  We had a visiting preacher and had over 100 in attendance.  I feel some of those were visiting from other churches, but we are growing and I do hope and pray that those who were visiting and do not have a church home, will come again.