On Friday May 15th 2009 we @ AIM Swazilandexperienced a breakthrough in our ministry. The 15th was the day of our first medical clinic in our
new partnership with The Luke Commission (TLC). In case you do not know of the Luke Commission, let me first begin by telling
you that they are awesome! They are the
real deal here in Swazi! TLC are a mobile medical mission
based here in Swaziland, which focuses their efforts in the rural areas. They offer free medical care, free
medications, free HIV testing and counseling, free vision care, free
eyeglasses, free Bibles and the Hope of the Gospel. In fact everything they do, all the care they provide,
is infused with getting out the message Jesus. We are so excited to begin our partnership with them, as they have pledged
to regularly run clinics at our care point locations. Please feel free to check out the Luke Commission @ their
website. Their web address is:
The location for our first partner clinic was @ the Timbutini Church/Care
Point. I was so excited that we were
finally able to provide this type of service for the community. Usually, we have to take our children into the city
to be seen @ a hospital. It is always a
long, difficult, and frustrating process. Most of the poorest people in Swaziland live
in the rural areas. They usually do not
have the funds to be treated by a doctor, let alone the money to even travel to
the city to get to the doctors. What
usually happens is that people suffer, and even die from simple treatable ailments. What a blessing it was to have very good
doctors and knowledgeable medical staff come into our community to see the
people right where they live! For me
this was a total dream come true! It
felt like “Finally we are rolling here!” It was another step, an improvement in what we (with God’s grace and
power) are able to provide in terms of care and support to all our orphaned
children as well as the larger community. Thank you Lord!
The community clinic started at around 10 am and finished
with the last patients at around 9:30 that night. It was a long day for sure, but so worth
it! Many people were seen by the doctors
– in fact no one is ever turned away by the Luke Commission, as they will stay until
the last person is treated. Everyone who
saw the doctor was dealt with care and shown the love and compassion of Christ. It was so great to see the TLC staff take
time to explain to the people what their medical problem is. Almost always here a doctor will simply give
you pills and not explain anything to you about your medical condition. And it is looked down upon for a patient to
ask the doctor questions. Crazy
right?
Jesus, along with the tangible help of great medical treatment that gets me very
excited! This was truly a dream come
true, and it’s just the beginning! Our goal continues to be partnering w/ the Lord to bring his work of restoration in our communities. Our partnership with TLC is just one more tool in which He is making that happen.
again! Hopefully I will be a lot better
updating it now…Blessings to you!
How absolutely wonderful our God is. He is seen so clearly in and among you. The photos made me long for Swaziland and awakened some dear and sweet memories. I’ve mentioned to Paul that I would love to come back and volunteer with TLC sometime, and seeing the clinic at the Timbutini church, right where we were, has just solidified that desire more. What a God powerpacked team your ministries are. We pray regularly for you and TLC, now it will be impossible to pray for one and not the other, so you’ll get double coverage!:) Hugs to you all!
Hi Dennis!
What great news! I’m so excited to be reading and seeing this in picture. As you know we are continually praying for you and rejoicing in God’s perfect timing for AIM and TLC ministries to be doing this! Lovely to see some familiar faces of the precious people we met when we were there. Love to you and Zwakele! ~Jen
I miss Swaziland when I see these pictures. I am happy to see the children get treated in a clinic by Luke Commission! That is so awesome!
God bless you!
Anne
Dennis,
This is great! I can’t wait to see how well this partnership turns out. You are missed.
Rick
Well done, Dennis. this is great. were you able to visit with the Ingram family?
Quite Excellent!
The team from Capital Church is excited to see you later this week. I wish I could make it this year.
praise God. God Bless you and everyone involved. OUR GOD LIVES!
Great post, Dennis! I would be interested anyway because of the subject matter. But I found it especially interesting as Timbutini is where Anna’s Ambassador team is supposed to be ministering and we just rec’d word from their leaders that they’re going to be assisting the LC folks. On top of that, I’ve gotten to know the Ingrams over the last few months via the internet so I’ve been hearing lots of good things about this medical ministry.
Pretty neat that Anna will be going back to Pastor Walter’s church. We were there the Sunday he preached the now famous “dropping like flies” sermon that Tom included in SCARED.
If you see my girl, give her a big ole hug for me even if she DOESN’T like hugs! When you’re on the mission field and a long way from home, you just gotta get over that! Tell her, if you do see her, that Jay’s family is heading to FL this week and Britney and Hayley met us at the pool. My 5 year old son basically made Britney his slave! Anna will understand. 😉
Salani Kahle to you and the Mrs.-
Elysa
Great post Dennis. Wonderful to hear of the medical team and that they will continue to work in the area with the Swazi people and children.
To His Glory
Steven
Ahhh, how sweet to read this. Praise God for his goodness.
Praying for many more breakthroughs…
Peace