Ripples (8/9 2001)

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When a stone is thrown into a pond, it generates a series of ripples that spread out, causing everything in the pond to undulate.  A big stone causes a large change. A pebble only alters its environment a little.  But everything in the pond is changed to some degree.

Recently we hosted a team from our hometown in Ohio.  The ripple effect was obvious.  As my family had been caught up into the ripples of Honduras in 1996, so have many of my friends, and many folks I had never met before.  Each of us has magnified the effect of the original ripples, influencing others with our enthusiasm for God’s work in Honduras.  The effect continues on.  None of us will ever be the same again.  Those within our sphere of influence will likewise be affected as we share our experiences with them.  Possibly they will be caught up in the ripples, to make their own ripples, and to change others in the process.  Only eternity will reveal the full impact each of us had on others, and the future.

 

There are certainly enough bad things that set off ripples in our society.  Thank God for the good things!  May we continue to be caught up in the affairs of God, propagating His Truth and Love to those we influence.

 

Dave Drozek with

 

Thoughts from Honduras

 

 

PS: We failed to update you on a couple of things.  The Minister of Health was due to visit the week of the Schofield’s fire.  He cancelled, which at the time was welcome news, since we were all focused on helping our coworkers.  We hope that he reschedules in the near future.

 

The Schofields have moved into a small home that once housed a Honduran family.  They spiffed it up a bit, are living in a perpetual “camping” environment, and are upbeat.  They await God’s direction for the future, since their current situation is temporary.

 

We are preparing for a big “Push” to inhabit the hospital before the year is out.  It is within our reach to move the clinic into the front half of the hospital, and free up the housing complex for visitors. If God provides the finances and the workers, it is possible!

 

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