International (MNN) ― When Jesus walked the earth, physical healing often preceded spiritual healing. Many ministries are following his model today.
Tom Doyle wth E3 Partner says thev've been doing medical mission trips to get the hope of the Gospel into hard-to-reach areas. "We worked within these villages to set up a medical clinic. We rent a building, give free medical clinic, and in some cases, we're even able to do day surgery. People come by the hundreds."
E3 Partners has a medical team on the ground in the Middle East this week. "They fully knew that we were believers; they asked questions about why we were here. We want to serve them, and we love them--it just opened up spiritual conversations."
In some cases, the team can provide eyeglasses to patients. Here is a story recounted by a team member from Middle East on a trip where glasses were given to an elderly man named John, and he saw clearly.
"While I was standing in the small kitchen of the medical clinic, someone went to look for an Arabic Bible for the eyeglasses reading test. I was holding an EvangeCube, and John, a 75-year-old Arab man who was waiting to get fitted for eyeglasses, pointed to it and pointed back to himself.
"My translator said, 'Please share with him.' After sharing the EvangeCube with John, I asked him, 'If you were to die today, would you go to heaven or hell?' John answered, 'I don't know.'
"I responded by asking him if he would like to know how he could be certain that he would go to heaven. He said, 'Yes!' I then explained to him how he could have a relationship with Jesus Christ. He acknowledged that he understood everything I was telling him.
"Holding John's hands and looking into his age-withered eyes, I prayed with him to receive Christ into his life! With a smile beaming from ear to ear and a twinkle in his eyes, John reached up and kissed my cheeks.
"As he headed to see the doctor, he was telling everyone with a big smile
on his face, 'I have Jesus in my heart!'
Like this story, the current team's reports have been encouraging because this scenario repeats time and again. Doyle explains the simplicity. "You give them something they desperately want for their families, and they respond. We've been seeing great results going into villages that are 100% Muslim and seeing people come to Christ."
E3 is sending many more teams like these out. Click here for more details on how you can get involved.
