Saturday Clinic

On Saturday, the last clinic day, we went to a church and had 20 people lined up waiting for treatment. By 10AM we had examined over 90 patients. I noticed that we had open chairs for treatment, but we had a bottleneck at the Evangelism station. I asked Jan if we could start another Evangelism station and she told me to go ahead and do it. I went downstairs, moved some benches around, and invited 10 people inside for a chat. I began sharing my testimony and sharing the Gospel with them in Spanish. After 30 minutes, I asked each person if they had made a decision to accept Christ as their Lord and follow him with all of their heart. The third person I asked said she had never turned from herself and turned to Christ before, and today she wanted to put all of her hope in Him. Then, two more people chose to accept the free gift of the Gospel and follow Christ. One lady said that she had done so many bad things in her life and didn't know if this was for her. I explained how Christ died for all, and we have all sinned and cannot be reconciled to a holy God by ourselves, so we all need a savior. I told her it was not about her past, but about this moment and when you receive Christ, he will cleanse us and give us a new heart and the Holy Spirit to guide us in our new life. She decided she wanted a change, and she accepted Christ as Lord of her life. Later, I invited another 10 people inside, and two of them wanted to change their life and follow Christ. I gave all five of them Bibles and told them about the importance of reading their Bible and finding a local church to help guide them in their new life. This experience was better than any teeth I could have pulled, and this one event was worth the trip alone. Now, I have confidence to be bold as I share the Gospel with others back home because I know that it is not I who was speaking but the Holy Spirit through me that was changing hearts through the Gospel. I know this because my words and my Spanish are not good enough to do this, but with the power of the One who is all-powerful and all-sufficient, I could be involved in His plan to make His glory known to the nations.