From Bill Whalen to family and friends: (The picture above is his audience Sunday evening at Los Olivos, where he presented the team and represented Woodlands Church very well. - Don.)
Day 1 of the clinic went very well as many people were seen in the medical, dental, OB/Gyn and optical clinics. Approximately 235 townspeople from Sumpango and El Yalu received medical services. As they had their prescriptions filled in the pharmacy, members from our host church, Los Olivos, shared the gospel news of Jesus’s love for them in their own language. Today is day 2 of the clinic, and again will be focused on Sumpango and the village of El Yalu. Days 3 and 4 will be focused on two other villages that Los Olivos is working to share the gospel with.
We have a great team with a varied background … folks from Central Wisconsin, Costa Rica and Guatemala. Young and old (not too old) – God is blending us into an effective team. The team has come together well and is really enjoying getting to know each other.
Beautiful country, beautiful people that work hard every day to make ends meet. No knowledge or talk of stock market performance, 401k balances, retirement options or the cost of health insurance here. God is speaking to each of us on the team in different ways regarding how blessed we are as individuals and as a country – I hope and pray the impact on each of us will be lifelong.
To my bride Kath and the rest of the Whalen gang – thanks for all the notes hidden in my luggage … I am sure I have not yet found them all. I love you and am praying for you. Will see you soon! Bill
Day 1 of the clinic went very well as many people were seen in the medical, dental, OB/Gyn and optical clinics. Approximately 235 townspeople from Sumpango and El Yalu received medical services. As they had their prescriptions filled in the pharmacy, members from our host church, Los Olivos, shared the gospel news of Jesus’s love for them in their own language. Today is day 2 of the clinic, and again will be focused on Sumpango and the village of El Yalu. Days 3 and 4 will be focused on two other villages that Los Olivos is working to share the gospel with.
We have a great team with a varied background … folks from Central Wisconsin, Costa Rica and Guatemala. Young and old (not too old) – God is blending us into an effective team. The team has come together well and is really enjoying getting to know each other.
Beautiful country, beautiful people that work hard every day to make ends meet. No knowledge or talk of stock market performance, 401k balances, retirement options or the cost of health insurance here. God is speaking to each of us on the team in different ways regarding how blessed we are as individuals and as a country – I hope and pray the impact on each of us will be lifelong.
To my bride Kath and the rest of the Whalen gang – thanks for all the notes hidden in my luggage … I am sure I have not yet found them all. I love you and am praying for you. Will see you soon! Bill
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So exciting to hear the great reports. We are so proud of you both. Steve comes home tonight, so I'll get the full scoop on the 5 hour surgery. Please let the team know we are praying for you. Many are reading these blogs...including the entire work force at Travel Guard. Yea God. Love MB
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ReplyDeleteI'm "blogging" at Joel and Alyssa's because I don't get how to do it on our computer! They invited me and MaryBeth for dinner tonight!It is so great to hear all the stories. I can hardly wait for the updates each day. My prayers are with all of you. Take good care of yourselves! I love you, honey! Thank you for your letter today. What a surprise!
Kathy
Hey Dad,
ReplyDeleteGlad to here things are going great out there. We're praying for you and thinking of you. We check this site several times a day. Looking forward to hearing about the trip!
Love you
Jeff and Jessica