They call her Miracle..........

I have more stories from last Saturday at the Rio and the Cadereyta. These pictures are from the Rio. As I have mentioned before the Rio is a shanty town where people have squatted on a plot of land at the edge of a farmer's property near the river. Last Saturday the two doctors that were with us saw many patients. Some came with diabetes, worms, malnutrition, colostomy (spelling?) bag, new injuries and problems from birth. So many stories but one girl stood out the most. I don't have a picture of her here but she was described to me as a beautiful girl with a contagious smile. About 13 years old. She looked healthy and happy. Her mom began to tell her story. She was born prematurely (at 5 months) as the doctors thought she was dead in her mother's womb. When she was delivered they found indeed she was alive. She was born about 800 grams and 8-9 inches long. In such a fragile state, the doctors needed to resuscitate her about 10 times. We were told that her survival that day was a miracle...... she has given antibiotics when she was young that cost her her hearing. She reads lips, does a little sign language and has a huge heart. She seemed to be accepted by her peers and extremely happy teenage girl. Her mother ended the story with this......because of all God has done for her.....we named her Miracle. The staff who was translating looked Miracle in the eyes and began to tell her that God has a plan for her life. It appeared that it was not the first time Miracle has heard those words. Would you join with me in praying for Miracle to know Jesus as her Lord and Savior and be open to the great things God has in store for her life.



Our make shift doctor's office. These girls were happy to see the doctor. Juan (B2B staff, standing) and Dr. Dave (sitting) seeing a patient. This is Guille and her two boys. You may recognize them from my other Blog.