Since I was born and raised in Kansas, it's interesting to watch fields of wheat grow and ripen here in Baja. You can always tell it's Father's Day in Kansas because all of the farmers are driving their combines around and around the fields harvesting their wheat. Wheat harvest arrives a little earlier here, but it's nice to see the golden fields waiting to be cut.
We're busy preparing for the big, summer house-building season. There have been no visiting groups in May and that's given us an opportunity to get the facilities ready for the rush. My "Base Director" position is going fine. We have a large facility here including offices, dining hall, two-story school for missionary kids, showers, dorms, etc. It's challenging to keep everything operational and make improvements. It reminds me of those guys I used to see on TV who would spin plates on sticks. By the way, I haven't seen anyone do that lately. It must not be the big path to fame they thought it was. :-)
We're looking forward to a visit from a few people from Lodi, CA this week. The Lord has placed them in a position of making supply runs. They bring things for the poor and a few things for missionaries, too. Please keep them in prayer for their long drive and God's blessings all along the way.
A quick story about Mexico's "healthcare system": A couple of weeks ago, God let me take a woman to a doctor's office two times for some sort of infection that caused swelling and pain in her leg. We drove to the doctor's office. He saw her within 20 minutes, gave her two antibiotic shots and a package of pills. He told us to come back in a week and we did. He gave us a prescription for another medication which we purchased at a local pharmacy. She's fine now, thanks either to God's answer to prayer or His use of the medication. We did not pay premiums or call an insurance company for permission. We did not pay a co-pay. We did not pay a deductible. We did not even make an appointment with the doctor. Total charge - about $80 U.S. It's amazing what happens when you remove attorneys, insurance companies, and lawsuits from the healthcare equation.
This Tuesday, I'm headed out with a Mexican IDT missionary to an agricultural labor camp that's off the beaten path and up in the mountains somewhere. We're going to show an evangelical film (probably La Esperanza - The Hope) and preach the gospel. Please pray for many people to enter God's Kingdom through this outreach!
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