A team of 17 folks from Beloit, Kansas are at Camp Koinonia right now. Many of them participated in a Medical Caravan held last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. As people from the community arrived, they were directed first to these tents set up in the driveway, where they were presented with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and given literature. The children were directed to another larger tent where they sang, learned Bible verses, listened to Bible stories and did handwork. From there they went to the doctors' and dentists' offices and received free help for their problems. I was privileged to serve as translator for Dr. Kris Kringle (OK, I'm kidding!) - Dr. Kris Kimple! He was a delightful man and so sweet and gentle with his patients. We worked almost non-stop for the three days, taking a break for a quick lunch, then back at work until 6 PM. We could have kept working, but needed a break - but the next day the community folks were back early - and every person I talked with was extremely grateful for the wonderful help these doctors and dentists were able to give.
It takes A LOT of people to run a Medical Caravan - and here we are! Three Mexican dentists participated, a good group from Celaya, three American doctors and one Mexican doctor, several ladies served as cooks, teens assisted the dentists, and quite a number of young people served anywhere they were needed. And yes, the young people cleaned the bathrooms and washed dishes twice a day! With a smile!
The meals were simple, but good. There is no "dining room" at our camp, so we all sat around wherever we could find a spot, to eat our meals.
Several of the men on the team from Kansas worked on - would you believe!! - a miniature golf course! I don't know how much cement they worked with, but it was a lot! Each evening, it was obvious that they had worked HARD in the hot sun. Soon this mini golf course will be finished and the young people are VERY EXCITED for the chance to initiate it!
A team of 17 folks from Beloit, Kansas are at Camp Koinonia right now. Many of them participated in a Medical Caravan held last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. As people from the community arrived, they were directed first to these tents set up in the driveway, where they were presented with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and given literature. The children were directed to another larger tent where they sang, learned Bible verses, listened to Bible stories and did handwork. From there they went to the doctors' and dentists' offices and received free help for their problems. I was privileged to serve as translator for Dr. Kris Kringle (OK, I'm kidding!) - Dr. Kris Kimple! He was a delightful man and so sweet and gentle with his patients. We worked almost non-stop for the three days, taking a break for a quick lunch, then back at work until 6 PM. We could have kept working, but needed a break - but the next day the community folks were back early - and every person I talked with was extremely grateful for the wonderful help these doctors and dentists were able to give.
It takes A LOT of people to run a Medical Caravan - and here we are! Three Mexican dentists participated, a good group from Celaya, three American doctors and one Mexican doctor, several ladies served as cooks, teens assisted the dentists, and quite a number of young people served anywhere they were needed. And yes, the young people cleaned the bathrooms and washed dishes twice a day! With a smile!
The meals were simple, but good. There is no "dining room" at our camp, so we all sat around wherever we could find a spot, to eat our meals.
Several of the men on the team from Kansas worked on - would you believe!! - a miniature golf course! I don't know how much cement they worked with, but it was a lot! Each evening, it was obvious that they had worked HARD in the hot sun. Soon this mini golf course will be finished and the young people are VERY EXCITED for the chance to initiate it!
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