Have you marvelled what a medical mission trip is actually like? Or maybe you'd like to see how your prayers and monetary gifts make a difference on the mission field. Here is a close-up view of just a few special moments during the medical clinics conducted by the Oral Roberts Ministries/Hunger Needs a Voice® team in Nicaragua. It's an extraordinary sight!
At his station, Dr. Gary Lee picks up a broomstick. Raising it over his head and stretching to one side and then the other, he demonstrates to a tired housewife the way to treat her frozen shoulder. Nearby, Dr. Terence Carey quickly shares his affidavit with a young man, aged seventeen. As it occurs, Dr. Carey changed into a Christian himself at age seventeen. He leads his young patient to accept Jesus into his heart. Meanwhile, critical care nurse Denise Warner and Dr. Marta Bennett pray for a woman with hearing issues and intestinal pain. The lady starts to cry as she realizes her ears have opened up. Then, as she heads to the pharmacy area to get medication and food, she realizes the intestinal discomfort is also gone! She makes a return to doctors to rejoice over her healing. Dr. Fred Hogan is delighted to find out that his young patient, a preteen also named Fred, wants to be a doctor.
They talk medication. Around the corner, prayer advisors Melvin Cross and Lindsay Davis pray for the finances of a family that has just finished their doctor's visit. At the pharmacy area, manned by nurse Brenda Isaacs and other volunteers, thankful families pick up medicines, vitamins, rice, and other food to take home with them.
These individual touches between the Oral Roberts Ministries team and the people of Nicaragua were a moving sight. More importantly, they were private demonstrations of the love of God in action. At one point, Dr. Carey pointed at his fellow team members and the folk they were helping."This is Jesus intervening in these people's lives," he announced. And the power of that intervention was made plain as person after person emerged from the clinics with a lighter step…and with hope for a better future.
About
Richard Roberts, Saving souls is the primary mission of
Oral Roberts Ministries. Under the leadership of Richard Roberts, ORM works to do the mission Jesus gave us in many ways:
Worldwide Evangelistic Healing Rallies-Changing folks's lives through preaching, teaching, and miracles. Overseas Medical Outreaches-Bringing the blessing of modern drugs and prayer to those in need. Hunger Needs a Voice-Meeting folk's wishes through food distribution, tutorial support, and other humanitarian outreaches. TV Broadcasts-Reaching folks with the news of a living, healing Jesus through live, interactive programming. The Abundant Life Prayer Group-Believing for miracles through the robust Word of God. Literature and audio materials-Producing quality books, CDs, music, and other materials to help brace the whole person
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