Dr. Deb Highfill assists Dr. Francis Pellegrino in binding up a wounded foot.
Dr. Deb Highfill assists Dr. Francis Pellegrino in binding up a wounded foot.
Dan Loper teaches area pharmacy students about procedures in the pharmacy area.
Dan Loper teaches area pharmacy students about procedures in the pharmacy area.
Dr. Deb Highfill takes a patient’s blood pressure.
Dr. Deb Highfill takes a patient’s blood pressure.
September 1

By Carrie Stewart

In January of 2010, HealthCare Ministries sent a small team to a remote village high in the mountains of a sensitive country in Asia to conduct a medical team to an unreached people group.  Missionaries were there to help establish a connection with the tribal leaders in hopes they could start a church in such a dark area.

They brought the HCM team to minister to medical needs and show the people the compassion of Christ.  Over the course of a week, the team saw 1,777 people, and their outreach touched the hearts of the villagers and developed in them a level of respect and admiration for the missionaries.  They are more open to the teachings of Jesus.  The missionary credits part of that to the HCM clinic.

A year and a half later, we received word that the missionaries have seen their first two converts in that village.  This has been a great point of joy since the close-knit Buddhist communities rarely openly commit to Christ.  But the seed that was planted has started to bloom.