"With in Broken Places": A Powerful Tale of Humanitarian Triumph and Global Impact

Walking with God in Broken Places is the title of the book offered by Amigos Internacionales Inc. on their website. I wrote the book with selections from over four decades of disaster relief and humanitarian aid work.

It all started in 1967, when I designed and built a mobile medical and dental clinic for a student summer missions project. I sent the registration papers to the Baptist Student Union office, but they were afraid of the liability it might cause. I formed a tax exempt company, Amigos Internacionales, to be the holding company so the medical and dental students could use it for the summer project.

This eventually led to the designing, and construction of the first Baptist mobile disaster unit in 1970. Now there are over 1500 units in the Southern Baptist Convention, and over 95,000 trained volunteers.

The book tells the story and a lot more! The cover is an introduction.

The top center picture is the debris field and the destruction after Hurricane Katrina. It illustrates much of what I have walked through in the last forty plus years.

The photo on the lower left side is in Sri Lanka after their deadly Tsunami. After investigating the miles of total destruction, we responded with disaster relief work and humanitarian aid. We determined, if they were to rebuild, they would need skilled craftsmen.

In the picture, I am laying out the trade school building site. We eventually taught carpentry, plumbing, and electrical skills. We also taught design and decorating.

The photo on the lower right is of me helping install a soy processing mill in North Korea. It would supply soy milk, soy oil, flour, tofu, and miso for 3800 undernourished school children.

The book unfolds the background stories of heartbreak, loss, and destruction. The only way I could walk through the last four decades of this list of broken places and broken people is to walk through them with God!

I have learned of the importance and power of prayer!

I have learned of God’s provision, His protection, and to walk with Him in unceasing prayer and praise!

To walk with Him seeking His will and to be a glove on God’s hand!

OH, HE Is A MIGHTY GOD!