For my first year in Gabon I attended a church. Every Sunday they give the statistics of how many men, women, youth, and children were present. “Men” were always the lowest number.
So when a group of twelve men come on a missions trip to Gabon it was a huge encouragement to me. Yes! There are still men of God who want to serve Him and grow in their relationship with Him! And to top that - two of the men were 72 years young! Proof that you never stop growing in your relationship with Christ!
So the team of twelve was split into two different teams: a medical team and a construction team.
The medical team was highly praised by the people that worked with them and those who had the benefit of their consultation (including me – sinus problem). But more than just being good at their job, they were also teachers. They were fantastic at training our medical ministry partners in medical stuff* (*- highly technical term). Sorry for my lack of knowledge as to what they taught, but the more important thing to me was that they were taught! Even if we don’t have a formal continuing education system, we need to continue in educating!
The construction team actually had some guys who were in the construction business! It was impressive to see how well they operated as a team during their work on the guesthouse at CFTAC (Bible School). I was very proud that these guys understood that it is not all about the task here but more about the relationships they build – they took a minute to play some football with a youngster that showed up. The entire team also went to the Hope House (abandoned children’s home) and gave each kid a comprehensive physical exam… eyes, teeth, ears, height, weight, range of motion, checked for scoliosis, etc. They also played football with them and did those cool balloons that you can make into shapes! They made us a bouquet of balloon flowers!
We also trekked into the jungle as a team to put up four concrete posts at the PK27 property.
LOVE!!!!
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