In honor of my Lord and Savior: El Delirio visit

We visited the community of El Delirio again this week to spend some time with those who we were unable to visit last week. Along with supplying many people with New Testament bibles, we were able to bring up some multivitamins for many of the children. There seem to be children in about every home we visit. In fact in one of the homes that is pictured below there are five kids who live alone with their mom. Honestly, I have no idea where they all sleep. Their house is no bigger than 400 square feet and there were two slabs of wood that they use for beds. You've heard the expression "when it rains it pours", well that is literally the truth when it comes to rainfall in Nicaragua. It blows my mind to think of what these families do when water leaks through their barely standing roofs as they sleep. I'm sure that this exposure to the weather along with an insufficient diet plays a large role in the fact that so many are often sick.

One particular man, Santos, was in particularly bad health. He had epilepsy along with some other forms of illness. There was significant muscle atrophy on the right half of his body, making his right arm and leg about half the size of his left. He described a pain he often experienced that started in his intestines and shot up to his throat, making it almost unbearable. Pablo and I cried and prayed for him, along with many others, asking God to do what is out of our hands. Little by little we hope to make an impact on this community meeting various needs upon each visit. Prayer is of the utmost importance, as God is capable of multiplying our efforts beyond what we're capable of doing on our own. If you would like to help contribute money to help meet certain needs of the people of El Delirio, you are welcome to send checks to the Laurel Church of Christ, 714 E 5 st, Laurel, MT 59044. Or you can donate through the paypal link below, pictured as a "donate" button.

"Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call on the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." -James 5:13-16
I am not an elder of the church, nor am I a righteous man. But Jesus said that, "where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." (Matthew 18:20) Jesus is not just an elder of the church but the head of the church, and is all that is righteous. When it comes to healing, there is a great deal that is outside of my understanding. However, I have experienced healing that can only be credited to God himself. And I fully expect healing as a result of prayer, in both El Delirio and the rest of the world.