WhiteEagle
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OK here goes: I just returned a few weeks ago from a 10 day mission trip to Central America.
It was a medical mission trip. I am an RN and have worked for over 22 years as an RN, so this was a dream come true to finally connect and fulfill my desire to reach others with the gifts God gave me on the mission field.
I guess what I didn't expect was how much the people of that country blessed me personally in such a profound way.
Funny things happened to me that never happened before like just going into a store to buy some shorts, the woman who owned the store was of the Hindu religion and God used me to talk about the Lord to her.
A little girl just jumped into my lap, when one clinic started, like I was Santa Claus.
A pregnant woman with a small child came in. She was very poor, and was a refugee from out of the country, she couldn't feel her baby move in the womb. I was able to hear the baby's heart beat with a regular stethascope and comfort her about the baby.
I ended up out late one night with a friend also on this trip, and met a local man who was so drunk, he was weaving back and forth nose to nose with me. I wasn't even scared one bit, and was able to talk to him about going to church, and asked him what his name was. He kissed me after on the cheek so gently as a thank you, it made me feel so humble and grateful to God.
A little girl who came to the clinic wearing her best dress. She was only 5 or 6 years old. She was so beautiful, but so serious and never smiled, but just studied me in a very quiet way. I told her how pretty her dress was, and when it was time for her to go, she reached over and kissed my cheek.
These were just some of the blessing I received, and never expected in doing this trip.
Very humbling and an experience that I hope to be able to participate in again.
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