It was in Gojra where, not so long ago, 300 houses and seven churches were burned by a mob of more than 10,000 fanatical Muslims. As if this was not enough, eight Christians were burned alive! After viewing some video footage of the attacks; I am forever haunted by some of the scenes. I particularly remember a young girl (not yet fourteen years old) who had her left arm cut off and then set on fire! No words can describe such a tragedy. This only reinforces my call to do everything possible to help these people. We hope to continue helping by medical outreaches, pastoral support, and building Christian hospitals, churches and orphanages…

As the foreign missionary; I was invited on stage to testify in an “open air forum” with more than one thousand people there. I knew that it would not be difficult for a sniper to shoot me from one of the surrounding buildings. These buildings are, after all, kind of pigeon houses built on each other sky high.

Normally, Christians may not carry arms in this region. Yet they received permission (for one night) from the local police to arm themselves and create their own “security” service. I was shocked when I saw armed men to my left and right, until my friends convinced me that they were Christians.

I was strengthened by the many prayers of support for me and this event. I even received “Psalm 91” from one of our DM Facebook friends. After reading this, I had not only peace, but also the much needed courage to go boldly for it.

The event was held on the day when Muslims make the annual sacrifice of goats and sheep according to the covenant made between Abraham and God. I have a hunch that the Epistle to the Hebrews could very well have been the Epistle to the Muslims. It is the letter in the New Testament that demonstrates clearly that the sacrifice of Christ was once and for all. His sacrifice was enough for everyone who believes in Him.

CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE IN GORJA WHERE NOT LONG AGO 7 CHURCHES, 300 CHRISTIAN FAMILY HOMES AND 8 CHILDREN WHERE BURND ALIVE.

More than one thousand people came to Gojra and many responded!It became a great celebration! An invisible protection was all around us. The peace we felt was overwhelming. Yes, we could joke and laugh and dance and thank! I tell you, we have a new Jesus movement in these countries. It’s great to be part of it!

We then went to an area northwest of Islamabad for an important medical expedition. While there; the situation was anything but safe. The peace, however, remained at all times in our hearts. The team spirit was so good that it looked like a trip to the Rocky Mountains. So much joy surrounded us and we felt safe!

However, I became very ill suddenly and had to return. Despite the fact that I had bought the cheapest ticket, they gave me a first class seat. A very kind man sat beside me. Feverish as I was, I told my story with my last bit of strength. The man was very impressed about the work of Doctors on Mission in Pakistan. Then, he confided to me that he was a senior official of the U.S. government, but with Pakistani roots. He was also the founder of Project Hope in the U.S. They had built thousands of houses in flooded areas.

He also knew that no “infidel” (non-Muslim) could enjoy good treatment in Muslim hospitals. He promised to help Doctors on Mission in building a medical mission base with a hospital in Toba Tek Singh. I will be meeting with him soon.

CHILDREN SERVICE IN TOBA TEK SINGH

Life was going out of me… My illness was serious. Large blue-black colored spots colored my skin. Then, the worst came. I felt lightning and electric shock in my head. I knew it was small intra cranial bleedings. I went to a good hotel to rest and had the necessary medication with me to treat myself. I called in an Interpreter (who turns out was a Christian). I received a wonderful touch of the Lord and my whole body miraculously recovered quickly! A great peace came into my heart and soul. After 1 week of rest, I could travel to Belgium.

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Pastor Viktor described it as follows:

“In cooperation with Voice of the Martyrs (the only Organization with which we can work together there), we brought blankets, literature and other supplies to a specific region. We wanted to show God’s compassion in the actions we do. Afterwards we had a wonderful prayer meeting in which the Gospel was explained. The “enemy” was clearly not happy with this action. When we were back on the way home we were suddenly ambushed and shot at by at least 6 radical fundamentalists. They shot at us with automatic weapons. I could look in their eyes and saw nothing but hate. But God may be praised because we did not only come safely through the ambush, there was not even one bullet that had hit us!”

Two weeks ago, some fundamentalists kidnapped two Pakistani pastors. Our young team (that knows no danger because of their strong faith) followed the kidnappers trail but lost their tracks in a densely wooded area when it became night. Also, a 12-year-old Christian girl fell in a 7-foot well while on her way home from school. She died instantly. Our team visited her poor family and brought gifts (food, clothing) to comfort them.

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After Pakistan I began the Haitian children cleft-palate surgical project. The children arrived in Belgium one week early! It absorbed more time and energy than I expected, but it was a great success! Our many thanks go out to Dr. Luk Cesteleyn and his medical team.

Our great thanks also go to some great families who helped in hosting and caring for the Haitian kids.
The results are great! Celaine (11 years old) no longer needs to hide confined to a corner of her parent’s hut in the Haitian mountain area. She got a bilateral (both sides) cleft lip palate.

Alidieu

Alidieu had a unilateral cleft lip palate now has an almost completely normal face. Because of his lameness and mental retardation, he will have a difficult life in a country like Haiti that has no shelters for such children. In his region, there are hundreds of orphans who are naked and ravaged by disease. They wander around and their situation is worse than American pets. In this region (Artibonite) and the surrounding areas there are now more than 465,000 cholera patients! About 10,000 people ̶̶ mostly children ̶̶ have already died. It looks still like the quake happened just yesterday!

The kids were back in Haiti by the end of the year. There, they were greeted with great enthusiasm. Our team there in Haiti and friends was astonished to see the “new” faces.

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Meanwhile, all medical expeditions from our Andes medical base (Inca tribes) and Southern medical base (Guaranies) are ongoing; only the Amazon work is paralyzed.

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Lanielle family and Haitian kids

As you can see in the January updates, a lot’s happening! We can hardly keep up with the management and expense of both DM US and DM Belgium, yet we maintain the belief that God will provide! We need not only prayers but are seeking monthly donations. We’re treating about 100,000 people a year (many are malnourished children) and it’s averaging only about $7 a treatment, since we do our best to keep costs low. We are calling this our $7 Challenge. Can you help us with monthly gift of $7 or more?

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