This is my first trip with CMO and it is an experience that can scarcely be described. I’m going to try, with just one example of the kind of ways God uses the team to minister across the world. Today began with a mother at the front of the line who said her baby was […]
Our week verse is Micah 6:8. Pastor Gregg is taking us through it and ended our devotion with a statement by Rabbis. The point of it was yes there is suffering. We have not been called to fix all of it but we have been called to work on some. Work in justice, be merciful […]
Day 1 was great. It started off calm which then brought some storms. Thankfully we got the clinic set up and running and had a relatively calm morning. We had some new examiners so we were having them settle in. But after lunch the rains and the issues started. We have quite a bit of […]
Our team arrived after nearly 30 hours of travel to the same hospitality we’ve come to know from our Kenyan hosts. After collecting our luggage – and we cannot overstate the importance of this: all our luggage arrived with us – we were taken to our accommodations for the night. It was 12:30 AM when […]
Dr. Lara Yoblonski shares her stories from Kenya. Cheerful Special Home Today was a bit different. Instead of doing clinic we went on home visits to provide medical care and food. In the afternoon we went to a school/orphanage for special needs children. The school struck a special chord with me because I’m a Pediatrician. […]
Dr. Lara Yoblonski shares her stories from Kenya. Pastor Gregg has been sharing from Romans this week. One part of the passage mentions honoring others more then yourself and showing hospitality. The Kenyans we are working with have taught me a lot about this. Opening their home One of the staff at the hotel […]
Dr. Lara Yoblonski shares her stories from Kenya. Let me introduce you to a young man I will call “L”. He came to clinic with a folder of X-rays. I looked at them briefly and they were MRIs of the brain. They had an large spot on the right side of the brain. I asked […]
The Volunteer team made it safely to Kenya! Dr. Lara Yoblonski shares her stories of Day 2. Today was a very busy day. We didn’t know what to expect in a second day in the same place. Word got out quickly after day 1 and lots of patients showed up. In the midst of it […]
Dr. Lara Yoblonski shares her stories. Day 4 – Swaziland Clinic. I am thankful that he allowed me to be a part of this story. It is sometimes hard to believe in miracles living in our fact based society but today I was able to witness one. The last time I was in Swaziland in […]
Dr. Lara Yoblonski shares her stories. Day 3 – Swaziland Clinic. Another great day! We moved to a new area and weren’t sure what to expect. God didn’t disappoint. We started slow but then saw an increase in the number of patients throughout the day. A young lady came into the area for prayer and […]