I’m in Kenya and have the privilege of traveling with Juan Rodriquez, missionary from the Domincan Repulic serving in Panama. He came at the invitation of his supporting church, White River Christian Church in Indianpolis to observe the ministry among the urban poor and perhaps share ideas and take ideas home about holistic ministry.
Juan originally went to Panama thinking he would be there 3 to 4 years. Twenty three years later, he is still there! What a wonderul ministry — work in several countries besides Panama, training leadiers, establish five clinics, starting elementary schools, and establishing 160 churches. We don’t hear enough of this sort of thing — prior to this trip, I had never heard of Juan.
He has traveled in many countries, but told us that he had never seen the conditions like he saw in Mathare Valley. I hope you can meet Juan sometime; you just may need to go to Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador or Cuba to do so, and you’ll likely need an interpreter as Juan speaks only Spanish.
Here’s a video about Juan’s ministry…
