Patient Encounters

Patience was an attribute I found myself lacking during SMI.  God saw it fit to not only inform me of this issue, but to also work on it at the same time.  In many cases this was through the very people we were seeing door-to-door.  Perhaps the Lord was showing me...

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Today Brian taught on how God is the only one who can enact real change in our lives – both our own lives and the lives of those whom we are serving.  Afterwards, we listened to a panel of both medical professionals and current members of the Hunting Park Community,...

The First Prayer

Hi! We represent Esperanza Health Center and Grace and Peace Church right around the corner. We are providing free hypertension – I mean high blood pressure – and blood sugar screens in the neighborhood for the next three weeks. Would you like to have your...

SMI 2010 Video!

Our amazing men’s student leader, Dave Chen, has put together a fantastic video that gives a glimpse of what SMI was like – and what SMI is doing in the lives of those who participated.  We’re already beginning to plan for SMI Philly 2011, so spread...

Day 10: Answers and Questions

(written 6/21) Thank you for all your prayers!  As clichéd as it may sound, they were certainly answered (and none too soon).  We were able to get the medical supplies we needed and, though some had a rough start to the morning, were ready and happy to get right back...

Day 2-6: We’re alive!

Hello world! We survived our little wi-fi outage relatively unscathed, but weren’t able to bring you an update until now.  I’m sure y’all are eager to hear about what’s been happening… Day 2: Church with Spirit and Truth in the morning...