Early Registration Deadline Approaching for the MEF

The early registration deadline for HCM's Medical Evangelism Forum is June 30, 2008. HCM is hosting the next MEF Sept. 17 - 19, 2008, in Springfield, Missouri. This forum will offer training for churches and/or individuals who are, or wish to be, involved in medical evangelism.

There will be a special training session prior to the forum, The Role of the Nurse in International Medical Evangelism, Sept. 15 - 16.

In addition to general sessions, there will be workshops specifically for churches who have never sent medical evangelism teams as well as churches that have been sending teams for years. Wherever you are in medical evangelism, there is a place for you at the forum.

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Email questions to events@healthcareministries.org

Spring 2008

We have finally gotten past the end of the school year activities with the kids and are trying to get into the summer groove of things around here. Whew! What a year!! Have fun looking!!!

Sharing...

Ever been somewhere doing something totally unrelated to any other part of your life when God just opens a door for you? It seems to be our story this Spring. So many little stories to share... I'll just pick one...

Once upon a time, a family was at a picnic far away from home. They were fishing, eating water melon, paddle boating and just enjoying the crowd of people. (OK, ok... I'll just tell the story) Seriously, we were at a picnic and met some great young people who were mission minded. The daughter was leaving the next day to go on a trip and the young man was very interested in medical missions and med school. I think we spent half the afternoon talking with these young people and their family about missions. Daniel was able to really share some advise and answer questions for the young man. (Many things we wish we had known years before.) God is so faithful. He knows when a person's heart (and ears) are open and ready to hear.

I just think it is so awesome to meet young people with real hearts for God and His work.

"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord..." Psalms 37

Catching up...

Life has been ever-so-busy since Daniel's last missions trip in March. Meetings and scheduling conflicts have kept him off some trips this spring. (I have an amazing story to share about a trip when I get permission to share it.) We are currently looking at the late summer/fall schedules for some training and more trips.

Paperwork Update: Our paperwork has made it to headquarters and is plugging along through that process. Looks as if we may be doing to training,etc. in the fall. There are also many changes happening in structure and staffing in the HCM department. It's all good. Life is ever changing and so is ministry.

Family Updates: We are all well. We have one child who has been going through some testing because of joint inflammation. So far tests have all come back negative (which is a positive thing in medical terms). We have had some extended family members go through some difficult medical needs and it truly was a blessing that Daniel was home and able to go be with them during this.

Amazing... God's timing is never off.
"Redeeming the time..." Eph 5:16

Heatwave Lessons

We are currently going through a heatwave on the Eastern side of the U.S. It happens to be sweltering hot down South. By mid-afternoon yesterday the thermometer upstairs in our home read over 86 degrees... INSIDE!! (and we have central air!) Our airconditioner is obviously struggling to keep up. Weather is amazing to me.

Usually it is hard to keep the kids from going outside, but right now they can only stand it if the sprinkler is on (and we are on water restriction). The funny thing is that this morning (at 6:00 a.m. because it is so bright, who can sleep!) I was out watering our vegetables, talking to God, and contemplating all the good aspects of the heatwave.

A few things I have learned from the heatwave and life on water restrictions....
*You wash much less laundry. (yipee!)
*No one complains about nighttime thunderstorms.
*Towels and jeans can dry faster hanging on the porch railing, than the delicates in the dryer.
*If you don't wash the car...no one judges you about it.
*You meet more neighbors while out watering plants in the yard.
*Fresh summer squash is wonderful.
*If you set the sprinkler next to the swingset...life is grand.

I'm sure there are more, but I've got to go get the jeans off the back porch.

Be blessed, use your sunscreen and look for the postive in life!

"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven" Ecc.27:1