Medical Outreach and More

Today was the third day of our Medical Outreach, and in the place where we went, there were lots of kids.  Above are a few pictures! 

Several groups of people have come here to be a part of it: one from New Jersey, one from Pennsylvania, and one from British Columbia, Canada.  Also, a number of our own staff members are involved.

Each day we set up in a different part of the city, and community members come through the free heath clinic in stations: Registration, Height and Weight, Vital Signs, Medical History, Doctor, Pharmacy.  And guess what?  I get to work in the final station: prayer!  After their checkups, all visitors have the option of receiving prayer for any personal needs they might have.  And since I can communicate in Spanish, I've been able to pray with people for specific things.

It's so cool to see the people respond positively to the prayer with appreciation.  Of course, not everybody who comes through the prayer station is as excited about it as we are, but nevertheless, our intention is to bless them in whatever way we can.

Each morning this week I've also been helping with worship for our pre-outreach team meetings.  We have a small worship band, and I get to play the keyboard and sing.  

Lately one of my desires has been to involve my heart and my mind more whenever I'm participating in worship.  I want to actually mean the words I'm singing, every one, rather than just focus on the music.  This is a challenge in the sense that as a musician, my mind wants to focus on the musical results of what I'm doing - you know, so everything comes out sounding clear and beautiful.  And in reality, I believe that this is not wrong; it's a good thing if done in the right spirit, for God.  But my desire of late has been to go beyond that, making each song a prayer in itself to God, so that each word I sing comes out of a deep, literal search to know God better.  And when I do it, I expect results.  I've learned that God always reveals himself when I search for him earnestly. 

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I hope that you have, thus far, enjoyed reading this blog.  I hope it brings encouragement in some form or another.  

If you've read previous posts, then you know that my outreach team is planning to embark soon to Southeast Asia, on November 3rd.  We will be doing Christian ministry, including humanitarian work, helping with various community projects, and reaching out in whatever ways we can.  At present, I do not have more details to offer since we haven't been give more specifics.

But the bottom line is this: if you would like to be a part of helping my outreach team of eleven people get to Southeast Asia and live there for six weeks, there is way to do it.  Just check out the information below.

Thanks for being interested in all of these occurences, in what God has been teaching me personally, and in the things I've been able to be a part of since living here in Juarez, Mexico.  It means a lot to me!  As allows, I will continue to post.

If you are interested in what I am doing here in Juarez and would like to send a gift for our team to get to Southeast Asia, here is all the information needed:

Every check is tax deductible and should be made out to YWAM (Youth With A Mission).

Please do not write my name anywhere on the check.  Send them, along with a request for a receipt, to: 

                                 YWAM El Paso-Juarez

                                 Cynthia Alvarez - DTS

                                 4444 Edgar Park Ave.

                                 El Paso, TX 79904