Count your many blessings

With Thanksgiving coming up, now seems like a good time to reflect on all of the ways that we have been blessed. And we have truly been blessed. Here are a few of the things we have to be thankful for. (You’re on the list!)

• Our good and generous God, whose grace is the reason for everything we do here.
• The opportunity to spend every day working to bring hope to those without accessible health care.
• Our local volunteers, who give up their time to come and sort surgical instruments, pack crates, inventory supplies, stuff envelopes, plan events.....
• Our “virtual” volunteers, whose work frees up countless staff hours for other tasks.
• Our international volunteers, who are our hands and feet in the countries we serve.
• Our individual supporters, without whom we couldn’t continue our work.
• Our church supporters, whose prayer and financial support are invaluable.
• Our business supporters, like Wesley Medical Center and Cornerstone Builders, who make events like our concert possible.
• Our staff in Bolivia: Rudy, Nestor, Tomas, Iris, and so many more who work hard to keep our hospital and guesthouse functioning.
• Brianna Brown, our Xelda Ministries administrator, who has left her home here to minister through building relationships in the community around our hospital.
• Our staff in the US: Mike, who works incredibly hard to keep everything running smoothly; Daniel, who’s proved himself to be a jack of all trades; and Leta (me), about whom I won’t say anything, because that would feel a little weird. :)
• Our board members, whose experience in missions, business, medicine, and ministry of various kinds provides valuable direction.
• Our partnership with the Bolivian National Police, with whom we’re saving the lives of traffic accident victims.
• Our partnership with John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, Liberia, where we’re blessed to be able to help them rebuild.
• The other ministries we work with in Bolivia, Liberia, and other countries around the world, with whose help we’re able to greatly increase our impact.
• Our newly redesigned website, thanks to Brian White of Trilion Studios.
• Our new inventory system, thanks to David McQuoid of Computers in Ministry.
• All of you!