This is a recent reflection from our nurse, Katie Wulf at the Health Care ministry site. One of the ways we encourage our students to get involved in the ministry is by inviting them to share the Gospel with our patients at the beginning of clinic. I ask them ahead of time to prepare a short devotional in English, which we then translate for our patients. It might be a favorite Bible verse and how God has used it in their life, or a part of their personal testimony. I love hearing from our students, and it’s so meaningful for our patients to hear the same truths we share day after day about Jesus, but through different voices.

Recently, we had a team from Northwest Christian School in Spokane, Washington. During their outreach, we held clinic in a mountain village called Angosto…picture every shade of vivid green, rolling mountain landscapes, and us serving under a tin-roofed patio.

One of our students, Ahrya, shared a Psalm and spoke about how God used it to comfort and strengthen her throughout her mom’s battle with cancer. It was a beautiful testimony of holding tightly to God and His promises in the midst of darkness, fear, and uncertainty.

After she spoke, one of our beloved patients, Ramona, was in tears. She shared how grateful she was to hear that message on that very day. She told us about losing her own mother to cancer 15 years ago, and how God had been present with her through that time as well. She hugged Ahrya, thanked her, and gently reminded her what a blessing it is that her mother is still with her. By that point, we were all in tears.

Moments like these are just one of the countless reasons I love God. He is always working and present in each of our lives. Even across different cultures, languages, and countries, we are reminded that we are the same…we face similar struggles and carry similar pain. But we also share the same God. And we can rest in the truth that He is good.

“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4

Moments like this remind me why God has called me to this work in the DR…to be part of the quiet, sacred ways He moves, weaving together stories of loss and hope, and revealing His goodness across every culture, language, and life.”