Everyday Heroes

“Right now, God is teaching me that I can do all things through Christ because He gives me strength. I can wait on Him. I can endure tough times. I can trust Him even when I don't understand, like, or agree with events in my life. I can serve people and share the gospel. I can love everyone. I can deny myself. In other words, if He sends or allows it, I can handle it because He gives me His strength. When I'm weak, He is strong. His strength is perfected in my weakness. He is a present help. Without Him I can do nothing! All things come from Him, and I can't give Him anything that is not already His. I am His because He bought me at a great price, the precious, priceless, purest blood of His Son, Jesus. I owe Him everything and I choose to let Him have all of me. I am so thankful that I get to walk with Jesus every day.

“Right now, I see God at work by
- providing meals for students (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) who would not normally eat if they did not receive meals at school.
- having my team pray for families and co-workers who have tested positive for COVID-19.
- providing students with a remote, quality education even though all campuses are closed.
- providing families with WiFi hotspots and electronic devices to complete class assignments and communicate with instructors, family, and friends.
- allowing all district employees (including bus drivers, food service workers, long-term substitutes, etc.) to continue to receive their salaries to care for their families.

“God continues to teach me that He works all things out for His glory and our good. I can cast my cares on Him so I can experience His ‘perfect peace’ that surpasses human understanding.”

“When I met Jesus 11 years ago, I never would have guessed that following Him would one day find me leading a healthcare ministry during the middle of a global pandemic. The last few weeks we have faced an overwhelming amount of decisions, and there have been moments where fear has gotten the better of me. As I try to be wise about caring for our team, it has been easy to get swept up in the stories coming out of Italy or New York.

“In moments of fear, I’ve found the solution was not to stuff my emotions but rather to allow my ‘what if’s’ to play out. What if I die? What if I end up on a ventilator? What if someone I know gets hurt? At the end of all of those ‘what ifs’ is Jesus. He is enough for ALL circumstances, and that is good news. If I die, I’ll be with Him. If I experience extreme difficulty breathing or need a ventilator, He will be in the suffering with me. If I find myself grieving the loss of loved ones, He will carry that burden with me.

“I have a God who is in control that I can trust, no matter the circumstances. As we’ve served patients these past few weeks at Watermark Urgent Care, I am seeing Him change lives all day long...including my own. Jesus rescued me from trusting in myself 11 years ago...this past week He’s continued to do the same.”

“Today, I’m so thankful that Jesus has not changed, and neither has our mission. I’m seeing patients at Watermark Urgent Care from the parking lot, basically, and thankful that we get to care for patients’ physical, spiritual, and emotional needs. Last week alone I shared the gospel with five Muslims and prayed with many other patients who are anxious. After I asked if I could pray with a father whose children we’ve seen many times at the clinic, he responded, ‘Of course! That’s what you always do at the end of our visits.” I’m encouraged to know that he still expected prayer to be a part of any interaction at Watermark Urgent Care – pandemic or not! We have left an imprint on this community and are a known, safe place for our patients because of the work God has already been doing here. Because of Christ, we have remained steady and unshaken.”