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hatched from a larva and was growing inside his leg. The doctor soon opened the wound further
and with a little coercion from a piece of dried beef, the worm poked his head out far enough for the
doctor to grasp it with tweezers and remove it from the leg. Soon the open wound was sown shut
and meds given to heal the infection. God used the incident to open the parents’ hearts to receive
the Word of God and trust Christ as Savior. Pastor Sean has continued the work of discipling this
family and others who trusted Christ with subsequent visits to the village.

During the pandemic, the work was begun to build a Baptist church in this village. This is the first
church of any kind ever built in this Amazonian village. To God be the glory! In August 2022 we
held another clinic and church services in the Iglesia Bautista Divina Gracias (Divine Grace Baptist
Church). As a testimony of God’s grace, now the Gospel of Christ is being proclaimed for the
first time through this church! And it all began with a WORM! If God can use a worm to plant
a church, He most certainly can use you! Are you willing to be used? Are you willing to step out
of your comfort zone to take the Gospel to those who have never heard? Yea, so have I strived to
preach the gospel, not where Christ was named (Romans 15:20). W
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