T
his has been a very good year in proper paperwork in official order. There
Central America for Baptist Medical were no problems with customs officials over
Missions International (BMMI). Teams our medicine. Rigoberto had planned our
have been deployed to Honduras and El trip so as to achieve the maximum benefit
Salvador to work with missionaries Dennis of the BMMI team. The team ministered to
Lopez and Rigoberto Jimenez Cruz. 1,250 persons with 220 making a decision
There are many ways to reach people, for Christ. BMMI never forgets the primary
and all are very important. But there is no responsibility of saying, “Here am I, Lord,
substitute for person-to-person contact. This send me.” Therefore, our first goal is to see
is the way BMMI is able to reach people who many receive Christ as their Savior. Again, I
By RALpH izARD, m.D.
would not be reached any other way. Disease say, “We praise God for His many blessings.”
Director of Baptist Medical
and aging of men and The BMMI team was
Missions International
women is the same, no privileged to be part
matter where they live. of developing a new
All want to receive the mission. We witnessed
best medical care 50 people accept Jesus
possible for them and as their Savior. We also
their children. worked in an area that
When we arrived appeared to be in the
in Honduras, we were middle of a sugar cane
met in San Pedro Sula field, in a building that
by Missionary Dennis had no roof. This is an
Lopez. The medicines area where no medical
were transferred to his care is available.
truck to be transported The medical team
to La Ceiba. There we ministered to 320
met Pastor Ricardo, people the day we
coordinator of BMAA worked in the “church
missions with the without a roof.” If you
Garifuna people who live along the Caribbean would like to help put a roof on the building,
Sea. Ricardo had worked very hard preparing please contact the BMAA Missions office.
for the medical team’s visit. Each village in The Lord always offers opportunities to
which we worked was well prepared for both show His love on every trip. On this trip a
the medical care and the evangelistic work of little girl, Gloria, came to the clinic. It was
the team. found that she has a serious problem, and the
BMMI team members are afforded many family had no means to have her properly
opportunities to share the love of Jesus evaluated and treated. Thanks to funds
Christ. This is the reason that team members made available from contributions, Gloria
do not have to have a medical background to will be able to receive proper evaluation
be used by God. One of the team members and treatment and be able to live a more
had a special assignment from her church normal life than she would have lived
to help someone financially with medical without treatment.
or other needs. Every day she prayed and BMMI seeks to be part of what the Lord
watched for the Lord to show her the right is doing in each mission field to which we
person. The team had finished the last clinic are invited. BMMI will deploy a team to
and was packing to come home when the Nicaragua in January and would like for you
local pastor asked us to come to his church for to be part of that team. We will work with
prayer. The church needed a roof and walls, missionary Oscar Gaitan and his
and the Lord spoke to Diane that this was the wife Tammy.
answer to her prayers. The church now has a Remember, you can be as much a part
roof and walls, truly a blessing from God. of the person-to-person contact with your
The Lord directed the BMMI to prayers and contributions as the person
El Salvador to work with Missionary Rigo- who looks someone in the eyes and tells
berto Cruz. We were met at the airport in them about the love of Jesus Christ. Again,
San Salvador by Rigoberto and Dr. Alex, I say, “Glory to God for the great things
a dentist from Nicaragua, and with all the He has done!” n
12 theGLEANER n January/February 2010
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