MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: MAY 21 ______________________________________________ River Ministry TEXAS
Osvaldo Lerma is a missionary with Texas Baptists River Min- “Poor vision affects a child’s school performance and the istries, serving families and communities in the Rio Grande longer they go without treatment, the worse things get.” Valley. Last summer, he helped coordinate a mobile eye Osvaldo said. “South Texas is known for having some of the clinic for families living in low-income communities in three poorest communities in the nation. As a result of clinics like cities along the Rio Grande. these, people are being reached and getting involved with church.” Volunteers and workers from Iglesia Buen Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church and the ESSILOR Vision Foundation orgaOur River Ministry missionaries in Texas use opportunities nized eye exams for 450 children in 3 days, and gave away like this clinic to reach out to communities in need, rebuild more than 350 pairs of glasses. broken relationships and start conversations about Jesus.
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Osvaldo said that eye care is a particularly critical need for families in low-income communities. Many families are unable to afford eye exams let alone glasses for children who need them.
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By contributing to the Cooperative Program, our church made eye exams and glasses available to children living in low-income homes. Let’s pray for their work and ministry to continue in areas of great need.
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: MAY 21 ______________________________________________ River Ministry TEXAS
Osvaldo Lerma is a missionary with Texas Baptists River Min- “Poor vision affects a child’s school performance and the istries, serving families and communities in the Rio Grande longer they go without treatment, the worse things get.” Valley. Last summer, he helped coordinate a mobile eye Osvaldo said. “South Texas is known for having some of the clinic for families living in low-income communities in three poorest communities in the nation. As a result of clinics like cities along the Rio Grande. these, people are being reached and getting involved with church.” Volunteers and workers from Iglesia Buen Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church and the ESSILOR Vision Foundation orgaOur River Ministry missionaries in Texas use opportunities nized eye exams for 450 children in 3 days, and gave away like this clinic to reach out to communities in need, rebuild more than 350 pairs of glasses. broken relationships and start conversations about Jesus. Osvaldo said that eye care is a particularly critical need for families in low-income communities. Many families are unable to afford eye exams let alone glasses for children who need them.
By contributing to the Cooperative Program, our church made eye exams and glasses available to children living in low-income homes. Let’s pray for their work and ministry to continue in areas of great need.