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This morning after breakfast we packed up and left the village we were in and drove to the village where we would be spending the next few days. Once we got there we set up the med clinic and got [...]

We began our day with a fabulous meal prepared by our chef and a Bible lesson shared by a team member, pointing us to God.  The next order of business was setting up our medical clinic. Working a [...]

Today, we finished packing and headed out to the jungle. The view of the city slowly faded away from us and was replaced by lush green mountains and banana trees. It’s been a year since I [...]

The med team is currently so remote that there’s no hope of sending pictures, but they have been able to send out a few quick updates via satellite chat. The clinics are going great and [...]

First day of med team… down!! We started out this morning with team devos and a reminder that this trip is not about our glory but for the glory of God! From there, the team busted out all [...]

Plan de Ayala, Nuevo Mexico, Palma Real (Tojolobal Jungle) Well contrary to what you might hear, sleeping in a hammock is harder than it seems! Our whole group was split between three different [...]

San Cristobal to Plan de Ayala (Tojolobal Jungle) Today was our first out to the jungle. We headed out to the town of Plan de Ayala, 3 hours into the mountains. We arrived around lunchtime, [...]

It was great being at my home church (Heritage Bible Church in Riverside, CA) yesterday morning! During the Sunday school hour I gave an update on Global Encounters in 2011. Here’s a link [...]

Tuesday, August 16th Today was a nice break from the busy day at the orphanage yesterday. We all love the kids, and enjoyed every moment there; but practically a whole day watching at least 21 [...]

Coming from the perspective of a medical student, today was awesome! Coming from the perspective of a missionary, today was awesome! Coming from the perspective of a child of an amazing creator [...]