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Alica, 7 years-old, has been in recovery from malnutrition for two months. When she came to the Nutrition Rehabilitation Program she was ill, tired and sad. Little did she imagine anything like Christmas on October 28. That day she was merely fighting to survive her hunger and the sickness it had brought her. Food was probably all she could dream of. Toys, Santa Claus and angels singing songs were not even a possibility.

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For over half a century, the Pan American Health Service has been devoted entirely to the physical and spiritual care of children in Honduras. Our physical focus is specifically for children afflicted with malnutrition. This disease is a pathological condition that is the result of lack of food intake and excess metabolic expenditure. The end result is the physical consequence of starvation.

Our goal is also to address their spiritual malnutrition. We have to feed the spiritual needs of these children nuturing them as if they were a part of our own family members. Our goal is to instill in them the importance of giving their lives to Christ and trusting Him with their burdens. As Christian believers, we have witnessed many miracles to the glory of God.

I have become aware of a book entitled, “At Jesus’ Feet: The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene,” written by Pastor Doug Batchelor. In this book he makes some statements that there is an ignorance of the young people concerning the Scriptures in our churches, Christian church schools, and other institutions. I do not believe that his research stated in the book is totally accurate. His conclusion was that many of the children surveyed were not well instructed on basic essentials of the Bible. His claims are that the church leaders at our institutions are not teaching our SDA doctrinal teachings adequately to the future generations. His conclusions are based on some illogical answers given by some students with overactive imaginations in the research surveys. The point I would like to emphasize is that, with God’s help and much time and effort, these young people have been taught spiritual concepts and devotion to their Creator. I believe that most of them do have the knowledge and the ability to answer the questions correctly. Unfortunately many of the children living in these institutions have suffered misfortune, and traumatic experiences at a young age. But, praise God! many of them have experienced a positive changes in their lives after accepting Jesus into their hearts. It is very rewarding to see these children of God recover from their spiritual malnutrition.

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