VILLAGE IMPACTED BY MEDICAL CARAVAN

Deep in the mountains of the Huasteca Hidalguense lies the village of Santa Teresa. It is a villa ge that is as poor as it is remote. In that remote village not only are there hundreds of lost souls but also a BMA mission. This small mission would be the place for our BMMI medical-evangelistic campaign. Weeks before our arrival the county had granted us permission to come. Two nights before the brethren from the mission and I went to the village leader to get his permission. The county authorization meant nothing without the village leaders acquiescence. We met with about 150 village men at 10:00 PM to discuss the details of our visit. All those men together were a little intimidating but all had gone well.

 We arrived to find that the county had provided us with tables, chairs and a police detail. The village people lined up to get their turn to get a consultation. The medical team begin to check the patients finding a variety of diagnosis, arthritis, bronchitis, chronic pulmonary disease and gastritis. The evangelistic team found only one diagnosis … lost. 

We worked in Santa Teresa for three days and gave more than 700 consults bringing health to the sick, relief to the hurting, and comfort to the distraught. Each of these people heard a gospel presentation, bringing hope to the hopeless. More than 170 received Christ as savior. I thank the Lord for faithful men and women who will sacrifice time and money to save the lost souls of Mexico.

50 SAVED IN COSTA RICA EE CLINIC

On February 15 Eric and I traveled to San Jose, Costa Rica to support Dr. Ricky Williams in the training of local pastors in Evangelism Explosion witnessing. This EE Clinic is done through the BMA Theological Seminary so Dr. Charley Holms, Seminary President, and Dr Phillip Attebery, Seminary Dean. What a privilege to work with these men.

We began our trip with an 8 hour bus ride to Mexico City where we spent the night at the airport waiting till 4:00 AM to check in for the flight to Costa Rica. Once there we met with the professors as well as Will Rodriguez the Vice-President of EE International in Latin America.

We immediately began class with the 14 Costa Rican pastors along with at least two On The Job (OJT) outings per day. OJT is the key for success in evangelism. We will go to the streets in groups of three (one trainer and two students) to practice street evangelism. The trainees learn to approach strangers and share the Gospel with them.

In four days we led more than 50 people to receive Christ. Our Costa Rican Brethren will continue to train others.