Green Pastures

"He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters; He refeshes and restores my life... I will fear no evil, for He is with me..."

With everything becoming more and more green, it is hard to not feel refreshed as well. Of course this refreshing goes beyond simply the external refreshing, but as we come to understand more and more what it means that "He is with us..." in the midst of death or life, the refreshing waters pour over our souls as well.

A few weeks ago, a prophet came to San Andres with another call towards unity for the Christians, specifically the pastors, in San Andres. We have known this Truth for a long time, not only because of its obvious Biblical roots, but also because we have watched the town fall apart as the unity among the pastors has been destroyed. After leaving the service, we felt that it was time to start a weekly prayer and worship time, interceding for San Andres - for unity among the Christians, for the salvation and discipleship of those not saved, for forgiveness for the sins of the past and present, of Guatemalans and Americans. Our prayer is that this will be a time that will join together believers regardless of race, age, background, and the biggest stumbling block here - the church you attend. We know that we cannot move forward without His lead, and we know that nothing moves us along like prayer. So a couple of weeks ago we started meeting in our clinic in San Andres, and as we get ready to meet for the third time, would you also pray with us that this will be a time that will bring unity among the people and bring all of our hearts in rightness before God again?

As this greeness continues, so does David's tractor work. He and some of the other boys have been out working each day, trying to dance around the rain to get the work done before the rain saturates the ground too much and they have to wait a day for it to dry out. The men continue to line up daily, and it is great to see these relationships being built.

Clinics have continued to keep us busy as well, although God always shows His grace and faithfulness throughout each one. The lady from San Pedro who slipped and broke her arm had her surgery a couple days ago and we should be able to fly her home as soon as the doctor gives the okay. Due to some miscommunication, we were unable to do a clinic in San Pedro as planned for yesterday, but we are planning for trips out to both San Pedro and Unilla in June.

We also look forward to some visitors in the next couple of weeks. Heather, a friend who will start medical school in the fall, will arrive tomorrow and stay for five weeks, and Malachi, another friend who will start residency at the end of June, will also be coming for a couple of weeks. We are looking forward to catching up with these friends as they come to help out and work alongside of us for a little bit this summer.

We pray that today you also feel the comfort of knowing that as you walk through this life, God is with each and everyone of you.... bringing you by green pastures and refreshing and restoring your life.