Sunday Worship and In-House Clinic

Today was spent attending the Grand Anse Church of Christ and conducting a medical clinic for the members of the 7 churches of Christ in Grenada.

Worship

The morning worship began at 10 and lasted until 1 p.m. The evening worship began at 7 p.m. and lasted until a little after 8 p.m. Our crew of 30+ slightly outnumbered the number of locals in the morning service. Like most churches, attendance dropped a bit in the evening.

Adam did his usual great job leading singing traditional "Songs of the Church". We even tackled "O Lord Our Lord" and made more than just a joyful noise to the Lord.

The remainder of service was led by the local brothers from Grenada. David spoke on "Everyone needs the Gospel" and the "Power of Satan". Just before worship ended, Chris - who had been taking notes in the back - stood up and gave a summary of the lesson. Rather than being redundant, it was a great way to give the congregants a "take away" as well as boosting his confidence.

Medical Clinic

Today we had the first day of the medical clinic. Between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., we saw around 50 patients. We had

• 2 general practitioners - Dr. Kellum & Dr. Henson Cummings (a local doctor)
• 2 dentists - Dr. Burch & Dr. David Goydan
• 3 dental hygienist - Tina Woodbridge, Julie Mabry, and Ashley
• 3 nurses - Misty Lawrence, Kathy Mixson, and Lydia Medina
• 1 eye dude - Kyle Myatt
• 2 instrument cleaners - Bonnie Kellum and Crystal Spencer
• 2 pill pushers - Tammy Maxey & Zach Woodbridge
• 1 patient care coodinator - Gaynell Kellum
• 2 spiritual outreach - Jim and Marie Sullenger
• 2 receptionists - Mark Maxey and Adam Looney

We will conduct all the clinics at the Grand Anse church building. It was comfortable, the right size, and had a good "waiting room" outside.

Meet the Members

Let me introduce you to the member of the church I met and a little of what we talked about:

• David is the preacher. He was converted at a medical clinic years ago. When he preaches, he'll fall into a cadence that is deliberately emphasizes the simple truth of the gospel.


• Francis is an 86 year old wonder woman. She talked in a fast Caribbean/creole accent that was very difficult to understand. She thinks everything she says was hilarious. While she uses a walking stick, she is very healthy overall.
• Chris is a quiet seeker who takes notes at the back of the church and then shares his thoughts. His family have been members for 20-30 years. This is true of most of the people.
• Simon is an elderly gentleman who usually leads singing.
• Tony is a member of another congregation across the island. He works as a produce distributor for the hotel industry. He goes around from farm to farm, picking up what's fresh and delivering it to restaurants and hotels that need them. He focuses on tomatoes, watermelons, mangoes, and pineapple. I think it was pretty clear that I'm a foodie. He promised to bring me a variety of mangoes (they have 5 different kinds here) and pineapple.
• Ruth is from Guyana. She moved to Grenada in '95 with her sons. Her sister converted her while in Guyana but has since left the church. She moved to Grenada for the peace and safety she felt she lacked in her home country. She works in the hotel industry and travels back home on vacations to see her family. We talked extensively about the Jim Jones travesty. It was interesting for her to share a local's perspective on the events that shocked the world.


• Noyle is a seeker. When I told him I worked with computers, he said he loved to use the Internet to pursue his passions like making stained glass and apologetics. He showed me some pictures of the glass he's made (its quite good). We spent the next hour or so talking about Bible translations, themes of the Bible, and sharing with each other our love for the truth found in God's word. He uses a student Bible I had not seen before that has summaries of each passage and spoke frequently of how everything needs to be checked against the KJV for authenticity. I shared with him the 4 different ways to translate the Bible and walked him through our study of Jude. I brought my copy of "Reading the Bible for all its Worth" and will share it with him when I see him next. Hopefully, that will spurn more conversations that will sharpen us both.

Gone Native

Maybe its just me, but it seems like Jim has acclimated quickly to Grenada. Maybe its is his perpetual relax extroverted personality, maybe its the way he is frequently seen with his button down shirt untucked and completely unbuttoned.

Luggage

We got all our luggage! Some of the recently arrived luggage included the VBS materials. Just in time!

Shout Outs

Let me give a shout out to all the spouses, grandparents, family members, who are supporting us while we're gone. Thanks!

Another shout out to Hillary who delivered my lunch yesterday. Thanks!

Please continue to pray that God reveals his message for us here in Grenada. I know I've already been encouraged by the conversations I've had with Noyle, Galon, Caleb & Jenny and many others. What a blessing!