Bobbi & Rachel 2006 Dulce Refugio Mission
Veronica (Vero) resident of Pan de Vida now at Dordt College
I just had to post this testimony to the greatness of God and how He reveals how He is working in our lives.
In 2005 Ira and I were asked to lead an eye clinic with a team from Chatham Ontario. This would actually be the first trip we would be going on that we would not know any of the other participants. The mission was at the orphanage Pan de Vida (Bread of Life). Pan de Vida was home to Vero and her siblings for many years. We met her there in 2005.
In 2006, a local team...the Bluenosers would be going to do a work project and eye clinic in Aguascalientes. The Orphanage is Dulce Refugio (Sweet Refuge). It is 3 hours from Pan de Vida and is being built on same vision. Both of these Orphanages will be under the new Children of Hope Organization. I was a part of this team in 2006 and we stopped to spend 2 nights at Pan de Vida.
Rachel...in Spanish means Raquel...so that is how I address her...she doesn't mind...it is something that connects us to the memory of our service together. After our 2005 trip to Pan de Vida, I had Raquel's address, we had brief contact in trading pictures and hellos. As usual after some time and other "life" things with each of us, the contact became less frequent. She still remained on my MSN messenger and I kept her updated to the trips I had been going on and I prayed often for her. She was just that special person that I connected with on this particular trip.
When I found out that I would be going to Dulce Refugio and stopping in for a visit to Pan de Vida, I buzzed Raquel on messenger and told her about it. Of course in the excitement, the memories resurfaced and just the joy of what we do in serving God was stirred. A couple of days later, I received and e-mail from Raquel telling me how she had looked through the photos and how she wished she was going, etc. I told her to Pray about it and not limit God's ability and that I would also Pray for her. To make a long part of the story short...God opened the door for Raquel...from Ontario, to join the team from Nova Scotia on a mission trip to Aguascalientes, Mexico.
While we were at Pan de Vida the first Sunday, during Sunday School....Ana...Vero's older sister shared her testimony on her life, how she and her siblings had ended up at Pan de Vida and what God was now doing in their lives. By the way, Ana is married to a missionary, Jeremy, and they are currently serving at Dulce Refugio. In her testimony, she shared how one of her younger sisters would be leaving for University in the states. She had received a scholarship to attend Dordt Christian College in IOWA! Guess what? Raquel had finished her first year and would be returning for a 2nd yr at Dordt Chrisitan College in IOWA! Just thinking about how God brought these 2 girls together through an Orphanage in the mountains of Mexico to a college in IOWA...that is no coincidence!!
