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The blog entries below were submitted by past participants of the SMI program during their time in Philadelphia. There are also some yearly recaps from our Summer Program Director.
Breakthrough
This morning was a very "watery" morning. It wasn't raining or anything. But, my medical forms were all spotted with droplets of water that kept coming down from my eyes. I was uncontrollable, and streams of tears kept flowing. I was touched today. Touched by the Holy...
Importance of Community
This is completely unfamiliar territory for me. For my entire life, I don’t think I’ve ever been in a strong community truly united under Christ. My home church was/is dead and is slowly being revived by the grace of God and my university is a wicked house of Satan....
The Lord Provides
We're working at top speed, and by the beginning of this week we had screened more than 300 people for hypertension and diabetes, prayed with more than 200 people, and helped lead more than 10 people to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Hallelujah! We didn't expect to...
God Does Not Forget the Forgotten
We knocked and waited in front of the last house of the day. It was almost 4 o' clock but the sun was still beating down on us with force. A few doors down someone was blasting Spanish music on loudspeakers. According to the translator, the lyrics were: Dad, please...
Step in Faith
“Sometimes God doesn’t give us the means to do something until we’ve taken that step in faith.” – Pastor Fred EstradaI am part of the team we have based at Bethel Temple Church. As part of the worship service, the pastor asks the congregation to share prayer requests...
SMI Philly 2012 D2D Outreach Video!
One of our fearless Medical Directors, Dan, created a short video during our first day of Door-to-Door (D2D) Outreach. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vXnPjWhP2o - Brian
Love
I'll admit it - I am being selfish. The truth is that I am happy to admit that I am. I am hungry to know more about God my Father. I am thirsty for the Holy Spirit and His personal touch and His revelation. I desire to know and remain in passionate love for Jesus...
When People Pray
Not only are we doing outreach in the North Philly neighborhood,but we are also attending church services here. Along with three other teammates, I have been going to Urban Hope, a church that also serves as our home. The church is going through the sermon series...
The Thrill of Obedience
Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you pounce on the spoil and do what was evil in the sight of the Lord?” And Saul said to Samuel,“I have obeyed the voice of the Lord. I have gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me. I have brought Agag the...
Perfect Timing
At SMI, the 18 of us are assigned to four different community partner churches. Along with community interpreters that attend these local churches, we usually split up the four different church groups into smaller groups of two or three when we go out on outreach....
Going Back to the Basics
It is only day three of door-to-door outreach, and God has made it apparent that He is moving in the hearts and minds of the families here in Kensington. We are so excited and privileged to be a part of expanding God’s kingdom! Our group has already witnessed four...
On Dealing with Fear
Exodus 3:9-10 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I...?” 12 And God...
Freedom Within and Freedom Without
2 Corinthians 3:17: Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. - art from Urban Hope Community Church As door-to-door outreach continues, please pray for God to break through the brokenness that is in this community - the strife...
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...
“Life is Hard…Death is Easy”
July 26, 2011 Thanks for following along this story of a group of health professionals in training who love the Lord as we learn through serving Hunting Park and each other. I was supposed to blog at the beginning of the week, but just even summing up one day here...