Our final medical clinic and Jesus Film showing was in Gabriela Nuñez, a village located a 30 minute boat ride down the Itaya and up the Amazon river. The newly completed church building served as our clinic for the day. Addie & Larry Garmon´s W&W Team had completed the structure just one week earlier. In fact, Addie led a worship song & Dr Garmon gave the sermon last Sunday night at the church where we worship here in Iquitos - the same church that planted the church in Gabriela Nuñez. Yes, church planting is what this project has been all about. We treated 1283 patients in the course of 7 clinics and had nearly 300 decisions for Christ during three Jesus Film showings. These are the people that our long-term missionaries will be contacting in the weeks to come and beginning their work of strengthening and building the Kingdom in areas where the Good News of Jesus Christ, the living water, will make a profound difference.
This afternoon we will have a celebration banquet with the entire team, including the 40/40´s - the long term missionaries who will be doing the church plants. There is indeed much to celebrate. Our God is an awesome God and the anticipation of things to come fills me to overflowing with excitement and joy! While we will begin heading our separate ways tomorrow (some to Cusco, some to the jungle, some back to their studies on church planting), we are one in Christ and that is a very special and empowering thought, my friends. You have been with us as well and we thank you for your partnership along this very special journey.
To God alone be the glory!
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