DONNA GRAY
I am very grateful for the experience of the Thailand trip. In the midst of some logistical chaos, I was blessed with many opportunities to see God at work among the Burmese refugees, our mission team and within my own heart.
I was on the medical team. We saw so many orphans the first day, that it broke my heart. There was one child, especially, that haunted me. She was 7 years old and had come by herself from the camp (1-½ hour walk away) with a nasty case of bronchitis. She was so sick, so little and so alone. It was very difficult, both as a pharmacy tech and as a mom, to let her walk away with her little bag of medicine.
Sometimes the patients needed more than what we could provide in our clinic. As a team, we were led to pray over many of these patients. As we prepared to leave the second village, we were able to gather all of the school children and many of the adults of the village together. We formed a circle around them and prayed for the whole village, for their health, their salvation and the witness they would be to the surrounding villages. It was a powerful experience.
On a personal level, this trip was a journey of letting go of my illusion of control and letting God work His will. From finances to family support, through daily or hourly changes in plans, personality differences and culture shock, He has been faithful.
I am very grateful for the experience of the Thailand trip. In the midst of some logistical chaos, I was blessed with many opportunities to see God at work among the Burmese refugees, our mission team and within my own heart.
I was on the medical team. We saw so many orphans the first day, that it broke my heart. There was one child, especially, that haunted me. She was 7 years old and had come by herself from the camp (1-½ hour walk away) with a nasty case of bronchitis. She was so sick, so little and so alone. It was very difficult, both as a pharmacy tech and as a mom, to let her walk away with her little bag of medicine.
Sometimes the patients needed more than what we could provide in our clinic. As a team, we were led to pray over many of these patients. As we prepared to leave the second village, we were able to gather all of the school children and many of the adults of the village together. We formed a circle around them and prayed for the whole village, for their health, their salvation and the witness they would be to the surrounding villages. It was a powerful experience.
On a personal level, this trip was a journey of letting go of my illusion of control and letting God work His will. From finances to family support, through daily or hourly changes in plans, personality differences and culture shock, He has been faithful.
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