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CHRIS and LORI
BAJKIEWICZ
MISSION MEMOS
#46 summer-fall 2005 suppliment
Extending God’s hands of mercy to Mexico,
Latin America and the Developing world since 1991
... and now for something extra...
RIDE WITH US TO
EL REFUGIO !!
a day of ministry with Chris and Lori
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I come to find out one of the residents we’ve been caring for, JOSE has
had some remarkable things happen. Let me tell you…
Jose is in his late 70’s has been blind for about 15 years, and has had
serious mental health problems most of his life. Abandoned by his family, he
lived for years in the streets of Tijuana, basically eating garbage and
sleeping wherever he could find a dry spot. He’s been at Refugio for a
couple of years, but continues to be plagued by an inability to sleep.
Somewhere in the past, Jose was admitted to a mental hospital and those
docs gave him one notch shy of general anesthesia to get him to sleep. He has
been demanding the same from us. With our limited access, we’ve treated
him with every imaginable medicine, herb and therapy to try and help him
sleep. We’ve also consistently prayed with Jose, and he circles back the
next week with little gained.
Last week, we were seeing Jose, listening to the usual litany of complaints. I
felt the Holy Spirit calling Jose to a deeper place of experiencing the
amazing and drenching Presence of God every moment. We spent over an
hour talking and praying, and the Lord was very present in that time,
offering Jose something supernaturally amazing. I was also crying out to
the Lord in my own heart, because we had NO more options to give Jose.
So here comes Jose today towards the clinic, being led by one of the staff,
crying out “Doctor Cris! Doctor Cris! Jesus touched me! I feel Him with me
always! I can sleep!” Further questioning found that YES, he’d gotten three
straight nights of sleep! Everyone in the clinic literally jumped for joy,
praising God and knowing that the healing Presence of Jesus is ‘the real deal’.
Yes, Jose is still ‘dealing with stuff’, but he’s turned a corner. We
acquired a small cassette player and a handful of Mexican praise music,
which helps Jose doze off with positive thoughts. Yes, friends, miracles
happen!
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I finish with a follow-up of one of the staff kids I’ve been following named
Quintin. Two weeks ago he was suffering with a bad ear infection, but the
Lord’s healing, prayer and a generous donation of medicines have made
for a remarkable recovery. He’s feeling much better, and I get a big hug!
It’s late, and we pack up, hugs all around. We get our sloppy good-bye
kisses from Vicky, and we’re off to wrangle with Tijuana traffic. Tired but
grateful. Twenty minutes later we get ‘in the line’ at the US-Mex border.
Looks like it’ll be about 30 minutes today to cross, better than the hour +
last week. There are SO many people down here begging for the time of
year. Lori passes out energy bars and some of our bottled water for the
moms with babes-in-arms, in-between her on-going crocheting hats for
the coming fall outreaches. As we leave the stream of beggars at the actual
border line, my mind begins to review my final daily task, which is my
‘report’ to Dr Tamez via email. Sometimes it’s a short email about things
we saw and giving him the ‘one up’. Today, however, there were some
complex patients after he left, and I sent a couple to the Government
hospital in his name, so he needs to know what’s up when he gets the
phone call…
Another day at Refugio. Hard? You bet. Exhausting? No doubt. Blessed?
No question.
Pray for us as we work at El Refugio. Thanks for taking a ride with us!!
Chris Bajkiewicz RN
Copyright © 2005 by Chris Bajkiewicz. All rights reserved.
Missionaries Chris and Lori Bajkiweicz have been serving as field
missionaries to Mexico, Latin America and the world abroad since 1991.
You can contact Chris AT: chris@bajmission.com
