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Blog Report January 1, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n Happy New Year to all!\u00a0 It is hard to believe that we have come to the end of another year and are entering 2023!\u00a0 It has been a very busy and productive year, one filled with many blessings from the Lord!<\/p>\n As you have seen from the earlier reports, it has been a miracle in process to see the new addition to the Multigrade School go up thanks to many of you who gave so generously to the project and to the arduous work of several missionaries, in particular Missionaries Steven Hepting, who directed the project, and Ben Clark, who was right there with Pastor Steven throughout, and a number of other missionaries and locals who all spent countless hours of hard work under the hot sun here to make the project happen. \u00a0It is now a beautiful and extremely useful building being used to its full capacity every school day since it opened this spring semester in January.\u00a0 A big shout out to everyone who helped get the building ready for this semester, and many thanks to each of you who gave to make this possible!\u00a0 Thank you so much!<\/p>\n We have also been busier with teams this year.\u00a0 Praise the Lord for all the visitors who have come to help this year!\u00a0 I will list below our summer and fall teams \u2014 so thankful for each and every one of them!<\/p>\n Groups who visited and worked at Roca Blanca during the summer and fall<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Interns Abby Alexander from Chicago, IL and Hannah Dumbeck from Norwalk, Ohio<\/p>\n June:<\/p>\n Hannah Krehbiel, intern from Fort Smith, Arkansas<\/p>\n The Cadena Family<\/p>\n The Buzzell Family (Dave\u2019s oldest daughter Esther and her family)<\/p>\n July:<\/p>\n Makaden Barnes, missions intern from Savannah, TN<\/p>\n August:<\/p>\n Gateway Church from Dallas, TX<\/p>\n October:<\/p>\n Mercy and Truth, medical ministry from Kansas<\/p>\n Ken and Nedena Pimentel from Tulsa, OK<\/p>\n November:<\/p>\n Godtown, ministry from Minnesota<\/p>\n December:<\/p>\n Vriend family and team from Lancaster, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n These are teams who worked with the clinic or with Dave and myself.\u00a0 There were many other individuals and small teams who visited other areas of the base during these months.\u00a0 We are so thankful to each one of you who came and helped out during this past year!<\/p>\n Testimonies from Clinic Outreaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n We have been focusing on two villages that are currently planting churches, the Chatino village of Yaitepec, and the coastal village of La Boquilla.\u00a0 Many of the people in La Boquilla are of African descent, and now have intermarried with the Mexican people and incorporated into the culture here on the coast.<\/p>\n Yaitepec<\/strong><\/p>\n We recently were able to visit Yaitepec.\u00a0 The town has in the past been very entrenched in many erroneous traditions and religious practices, and this is the first time a strong presence of the Gospel is being established there.\u00a0 The clinic took medications, and we were also able to take a portable ultrasound machine which was donated a few months ago to offer this service which was very useful!\u00a0 A visiting physician, Dra. Daymaru, offered the ultrasound services, Dr. Enver offered medical consults, and Dr. Adriana offered dental consults. A total of 116 patients were seen, and 52 of them responded to the invitation to receive Christ as their Savior!\u00a0 There were also testimonies of a number of healings and deliverances as a ministry team from the \u00a8Fuente de Gracia\u00a8 (Fountain of Grace) ministry here at Roca Blanca prayed over each patient.<\/p>\n La Boquilla<\/strong><\/p>\n We also saw something very dramatic in one of our clinics in La Boquilla.\u00a0 A lady who appeared to have been living on the street from her unkept appearance and matted hair came in just to see what was going on (we think the Lord drew her there with great intention), came in and walked around a few minutes, then decided she would leave.\u00a0 But one of our team members had spotted her, and did not let her get away!\u00a0 She escorted her back to the prayer area, and offered that our prayer team could pray for her.\u00a0 She accepted, and after sharing with her that Jesus really loves her and has a plan for her life, she opened up and received prayer, and opened her heart to Jesus!\u00a0 The team picked glass out of her matted hair (not sure how that got there), and made sure she received the attention she needed.\u00a0 She left with a much different countenance than she came in with \u2013 her expression much clearer and with a smile on her face!\u00a0 It was one of those transformations that leaves you saying, \u201cWow!\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThank you, Lord!\u201d.\u00a0 God is merciful and very good to those who seek Him!<\/p>\n God\u2019s Provision!<\/strong><\/p>\n We shared in a previous update about Brothers Ruben and Enrique Iglesias who have made several donations of medications from their pharmaceutical company in Mexico City free of charge to our clinic.\u00a0 Their meds have helped us tremendously both in outreaches to the villages and the daily consults at the missions base, and we are extremely grateful for their generous gifts!<\/p>\n The Iglesias brothers also decided to purchase and donate a hospital bed to the clinic.\u00a0 We shared with them that we have a vision for expanding the services of the clinic, and they gifted us the hospital bed for when we are ready to hospitalize patients.\u00a0 We thought it would be for future use, but since we have had the bed set up in the clinic, it is amazing how many patients have needed to use it!\u00a0 We have had a number of patients kept on observation there, receiving IV fluids for dehydration, and a few kept overnight who needed a day of care before being ready to be sent home.\u00a0 We had a patient a few weeks ago who was carried in pale and sweaty and almost unresponsive and was found to have a blood sugar of 43.\u00a0 We got her in the bed, gave her glucose IV\u2019s, and within a few minutes she was responding \u00a0normally, and her blood sugar came up to 185.\u00a0 (She is a known diabetic.). God provides what we need when we need it!<\/p>\n Another amazing provision recently was the donation of 180 Chromebook laptops and 6 computer towers to be divided between the Multigrade School and some other private Christian schools being organized in our group of churches by Don and Marielena Steiner.\u00a0 These computers were donated by a missionary couple from Toluca, and we are so very grateful for this very generous donation!\u00a0 The computers came from a Christian School in the US which is replacing its computers, but they are relatively new and in good condition.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/p>\n Personal News<\/strong><\/p>\n We are very happy to announce the birth of a new grandchild \u2014 Finney Abraham Clark born to Ben and Hannah Clark on August 30th!\u00a0 He was born at about 36 weeks, but very healthy and with a good weight.\u00a0 He was born here in a hospital in Puerto Escondido.\u00a0 There were many miracles proceeding his birth.\u00a0 Hannah had a number of complications with this pregnancy, the most serious being a problem with the placenta, but God miraculously healed the placenta, and she received the good news that the placenta was completely normal when she went into the hospital for delivery.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!\u00a0 Many prayers were going up and we are so very thankful for the uncomplicated delivery, and that mom and baby are both doing great!<\/p>\n We very much enjoyed the visit here by Esther, Dave\u00b4s oldest daughter, and her 5 children in June \u2013 what a treat to have them here for a time.\u00a0 Was great fun seeing them all again and seeing the grandkids connect with their cousins, the Clarks, who have lived her for 3 years now. (Esther and her five children are pictured below in he right lower corner). Was also a blessing to get to New York in August for the first time in 3 years to see Esther, Nate and Erin, and Miriam and the ten grandkids there.\u00a0 Covid kept us away the last two years \u2013 so thankful for the freedom to visit the family again!\u00a0 Was very special to be able to spend time with all of them again.<\/p>\n Also visited Laura\u00b4s family and churches in Mississippi in August, which is always a blessed time! Pictured below are two of Laura’s new great nieces with their moms.\u00a0<\/p>\n Thanks so much to all who hosted us during our time in the US and set aside time to visit and invite us to your homes and to many delicious meals.\u00a0 The fellowship is always encouraging and refreshing!<\/p>\n Thank you!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n We are very grateful to each of you who has sown into this ministry to enable us to reach out to more children, patients, and the indigenous peoples of Oaxaca, Mexico!\u00a0 We pray for God\u00b4s richest blessings on you and your family during the New Year!<\/p>\n With Love and Gratitude,<\/p>\n Dave and Laura<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rocamission.com\/davidlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/9.jpg” title_text=”9″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rocamission.com\/davidlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/11.jpg” title_text=”11″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rocamission.com\/davidlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/12.jpg” title_text=”12″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rocamission.com\/davidlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/10.jpg” title_text=”10″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rocamission.com\/davidlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/14.jpg” title_text=”14″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rocamission.com\/davidlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/13.jpg” title_text=”13″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rocamission.com\/davidlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/15.jpg” title_text=”15″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blog Report January 1, 2023 Happy New Year to all!\u00a0 It is hard to believe that we have come to the end of another year and are entering 2023!\u00a0 It has been a very busy and productive year, one filled with many blessings from the Lord! 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