The Clinic

   This week has been great.  Its hard to decide exactly what to blog about so I will just give you a brief overview:)  Well, the clinic this week has been great.  Its nice to finally see some fruit from our labor as more relationships develop with not only the patients but also the staff.  Each of them have a special place in my heart and I love being there…even if its draining sometimes.  Katie, Hill, and I have committed to join Mercia, a worker at the clinic, in specifically praying for each of the staff members by name.  This week we focused specifically on just God’s love. That each of the women that work there would in some form or fashion feel and acknowledge God’s great love for them whether it be big or small things.  Its a great place to experience God, when he is lavishing His love on you.
   The three of us also got to spend some extra time with Merica and Dr. Bill and Carol.  On Wednesday day, Mercia hung out with after the clinic closed.  We took her to get a smoothie in town and then had her over to our house to spend time with our entire “family.” I think she really enjoyed it and I have to say that each member of our team fell in love with her.  Its rare when you find someone who is passionately in love with the Father that it radiates their entire being.  She truly live in the constant presence of God.  You just want to spend time with her when you can.
  On Thursday afternoon, we were invited back over to Dr. Bill’s house for afternoon tea.  First, I am not a fan of tea, but if it means that I can spend more time with them, then I will drink all the tea necessary.  I just can’t get over how great they are as people, but also to open their home up to us and take us in while we are here.  There were talks about them taking us on a day trip to some apple orchards near by…I sure hope something like that would work out!
  This week in discipleship we have been discussing the idea and discipline of the presence of God and how we can live in it every moment of every day, but its a practice.  God has just really opened my eyes to how undiciplined I find myself with my time sometimes, but especially how un-disciplined I am with my thoughts.  I waste so many thoughts on fleeting things, rather than choosing to talk to My Father, My Savior, and My God.  I choose to put my thoughts on things that don’t bring satisfaction, when I could be fulfilling my purpose here…having a relationship with the Creator.  I’m still processing some of it and I can only hope and pray that I will continue to strive to live consistently in the Presence of My God.
  Specifically, could you please pray for the staff at the clinic.  We want to see them join together as one force to help make a clinic that is full of life and hope rather than despair.  Pray that Katie, Hill, and I would continue to be bold, but that we would have God’s eyes, ears, and heart for the people of the clinic.  That we would recognize His leading and divine appointments.  He is moving and thankfully He is allowing us to be apart of it!