Embracing God's Plans and Material Blessings

Dr. John LaNoue • September 11, 2016

A poster for amigos mission in motion shows a girl holding a cup

I’ve always believed that as God leads, he feeds…

One of the most important and inspiring statements I have ever heard came from my mentor and friend, our former President, Dr. John La Noue. He told me one day, “When God brings something to you, hold it in your hand loosely, NEVER hold it in your heart, just in case God wants to give it to someone else to be used in His Kingdom.”

Wow! In a world today that seems to believe that “He who dies with the most toys…WINS!” how can you weigh the two completely opposite viewpoints? I found the following verses and believe it now to be my calling with Amigos. It’s found in my “new-est” favorite book, Deuteronomy 15…

7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. 10 You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.

Deuteronomy 15:7,8, 10

I particularly like verse 8, “open your hand and lend him sufficient for his need…” a beautiful depiction of God’s call to Amigos Internacionales…open our hand and allow the God who filled it to empty in out to those that need it more…

Exciting news to begin our new Amigos… our next generation… Amigos, which ultimately is the same Amigos that began in 1979… doing what God has asked us to do which is 1) Do what Jesus did, 2) Meet needs where they are, 3) Share Jesus wherever we go to whoever we meet.

So… Join us as we seek to follow God’s lead!

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Bridgette's Story: 17 Years of Waiting for Life-Changing Surgery

By Michael Ryer • May 13, 2026

For seventeen years, Bridgette has carried a burden no child should ever bear. What started as a small red spot on her face when she was just a baby grew into a massive vascular tumor that doctors across Uganda refused to operate on. Too risky, they said. The tumor could bleed too much. She might not survive. Come back when she's older. Come back when it's smaller. Come back, come back, come back. Bridgette and her mother, Rose, heard "no" for seventeen years. But today, something has finally changed. Bridgette is now on medication that is actively shrinking her tumor. Dr. Paul Mulyamboga, Amigos Internacionales' Director of Medical Services and founder of Doctors on Mission, is monitoring her progress. When the tumor reaches an operable size, he will refer her to Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala for the vascular surgery that could change her life. There's just one problem: surgery can only happen if the funding is already in place . If we don't raise $12,000 before Bridgette's tumor is ready for surgery, she will have to wait again. And after seventeen years of waiting, we cannot let that happen. How It Started — A Small Red Spot