Following Jesus

A Medical Missionary's Journal

Helen Laib

• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781662467974
• eBook ISBN:
  9781662467981
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religious Biographies

Remote villages in Africa and Asia, a war-refugee village in Guatemala, war-ravaged muddy Sudan, squatters camps in South Africa, slums in India, rugged country in Bangladesh, a tsunami-torn community in Sri Lanka, sweltering in Vietnam, inside a jail in Laos, pulling teeth in a prison in Uganda, under a tree in Cambodia, and in a bamboo gazebo in Thailand—following Jesus is never boring. God's compassion compels us to go to the poor and needy all over the world. Dr. Helen Laib made a commitment to follow Jesus into medical missions at age sixteen. This didn't come into reality until thirty years later with her first medical mission to Vietnam. Helen is the founder and president of Circle of Love Foundation, a medical mission organization based in Rockford, Illinois. Helen has organized and led over 110 short-term medical trips to seventeen countries, serving over 112, 000 people and resulting in 30, 000 people making commitments to also follow Jesus. Helen has compiled her trip reports so that others can see how faithful God has been in every situation. He makes all things work out for good.

Table of contents

• A Dream Come True, Vietnam, February 1995–1996
• Limping into Ministry, South Africa, November 1997
• The Worst Mission Trip Over Which I Have Had the Honor to Preside, Vietnam, February 1998
• My Ministry of Warts and Skin Tags, South Africa, April 1999
• Reflections on Emona, South Africa, August 1999
• Death of a Dream, Vietnam, May 2000
• KwaXimba: Hey, It’s Good to Be Back Home Again, South Africa, July 2000
• Frazer’s: New Beginnings, South Africa, November 2000
• Mekong Sunrise, Thailand, January 2001
• Amouti: Simple Faith, Awesome God, South Africa, March 2001
• Green Pastures: Salt and Light in a Violent World, South Africa, June 2001
• Fishing without Bait, Lost Valley, South Africa, November 2001
• Lavender Hill: Place of Broken Hearts, South Africa, February 2002
• Botswana: An Open Door, Botswana, May 2002
• Miracles and Misery, South Africa, July 2002
• It Takes a Village, Thailand, January 2003
• Denied Boarding, South Africa, October 2003
• God Is Faithful, South Africa, June 2004
• The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail, Sudan, September 16–24, 2004
• Walking by Faith in Tiger Territory, Sri Lanka, January–February 2005
• Instruments of Peace, Port Shepstone, South Africa, October 2003
• Morobo: A Second Touch, Sudan, April–May 2006
• Touching Heaven, Changing Earth in Guatemala, October 7–15, 2006
• Bringing Water, Thailand, Laos, January 2007
• Call to Me and I Will Answer You, Jeremiah 33:3, Sudan, May 19–June 1, 2007
• Forfeiting Grace, India, September 2007
• Stepping through the Open Door, Laos, January 21–February 6, 2008
• Growing in Grace, South Africa, April 2008
• Hope for the Little Treasure of Hope, Guatemala, July 2008
• Precious in His Sight, Bangladesh, October 2008
• Jesus Loves Children, by Amy Laib, Guatemala, December 2008–January 2009
• Not Even Sowing, Laos, February 2009
• Lessons from Laos, Laos, February 2009
• One Step at a Time, South Africa, April 2009
• Working Together for Transformation, South Africa, September 2009
• Passion Fruit, Thailand, January 8–January 26, 2010
• A Wild Guatemala Ride, Guatemala, July 2010
• Walking Out Walking in the Spirit, Nigeria, August 2010
• Stirring the Waters, South Africa, November 2010
• Trust in the Lord and Do Good, Guatemala, December 2010–January 2011
• Heartache and Hope along the Mekong, Thailand, February 2011
• Adventures in Paradise, St. Martin, March 18–21, 2011
• Weary and Heavy-Laden, Bangladesh, April 2011
• Singing in the Rain, Guatemala, July 2011
• Do Not Grieve, for the Joy of the Lord Is Our Strength, Nehemiah 8:10, South Africa, August 2011
• Leaving God Prints, South Africa, October 2011
• Significance Is in the Eye of the Beholder, Andrea Young-Hernandez, Guatemala, December 2011–January 2012
• I Will Deliver You, Thailand, February 2012
• Rebuilding Broken Walls and Lives, Nigeria, April 2012
• Walokoka? Uganda, 2012
• Passing the Baton, Guatemala, August 2012
• Reaping in the Time of Rejoicing, Ethiopia, October 2012
• Lifting Up a Standard: Robbers to Rhinos, South Africa, November 2012
• A Fruitful Trip, Thailand, February 2013
• New Growth in the Valley, South Africa, September 2013
• He Does Everything Well, Guatemala, July 2013
• Bringing Life to the Valley, South Africa, September 2013
• A New Thing, Cambodia, November 2013
• Tears and Triumph, Thailand, February 2013
• A Time of Small Beginnings, South Africa, June 2014
• The Sound of Salvation, South Africa, September 2014
• Revival from the Rubble, Sri Lanka, November 2014
• Open and Closed Doors, Thailand, February 2015
• Digging Ditches in a Dry Land, South Africa, June 8–19, 2015
• Return, Restore, Refresh, Guatemala, August 2015
• Piercing the Darkness in Kalmunai, Sri Lanka, November 2015
• The Battle Is the Lord’s, Thailand, February 2–15, 2016
• Searching for the Lost Coin, South Africa, April 5–15, 2016
• More Than Conquerors, Guatemala, July 2016
• Lengthening Our Tent Cord, Guatemala, July 2016
• Soldiers of the Cross, Cambodia, October 2016
• Striving Together for the Faith, Thailand, February 2017
• Seamstress to Shepherdess, Cambodia, October 2017
• Enjoying the Presence of God, Thailand, February 6–20, 2018
• The Tip of the Arrow, South Africa, April 10–18, 2018
• Beauty for Ashes, Guatemala, July 2018
• Surprise, You Have the Mic, Cambodia, October 2018
• Do Not Lose Heart, Thailand, February 2019
• Introducing the Prince of Peace, South Africa, April 2019
• Even the Sparrow Has Found a Home, Guatemala, July 2019
• Unless the Father Draws Him, Cambodia, October 2019
• Drought and Fear, Thailand, February 2020
• Joy in the Morning, Guatemala, November 2020
• Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly, Guatemala, March 2021