In the midst of all the testimonies we receive from the mission field, one in particular stood out to me this past month. We had a Global Infusion team ministering to a small, remote, and impoverished village in Northern Guatemala. They facilitated a daily kids outreach, provided iron-fortified rice and other food to the villagers, put on a medical clinic, and held an outdoor evangelistic service that brought the whole village together.
During the medical clinic, where over 100 families were seen and treated, one young pregnant lady went into labor. The medical staff our team had with them thought about sending the mother in one of the teams’ vehicles to the nearest hospital— but that journey would take hours. Fortunately, our contacts had arranged for midwives to be present. They are trained in helping with births occurring in villages (no formal medical facilities). They quickly brought the mother to a small hut, and as delivery started, they noticed the baby was being born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck.
We are happy to report that the midwife safely delivered the baby and he is alive and healthy. It is amazing to me, that in all of our intense work around the world to reach the unreached, minister in closed countries, feed the hungry, and strive to help thousands of people, God used one of our teams to help bring a life into this world.
Life is a miracle. Jesus told us that He came to bring us life. On the surface, it would seem tragic for this baby to be born in such a poor village, but Psalms 10:17 says, “Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.” With the help of our teams, and the growing team of indigenous Guatemalans working together, we are literally seeing this village transformed. When we bring Jesus, we bring life, because He is life.
Continue to pray for and support Global Infusion as we have more than a dozen mission trips coming up in the next few months. We will be going into all the world bringing life to the broken, hurting and unreached through Jesus Christ.
So that none may be lost,
Jonathan Haward, President
Global Infusion
