Hello! This is Holly Fish (far left) and Emily Schueler (far right). We are both from Randolph Wisconsin and just participated in the medical crusade in Oaxaca, Mexico. We learned about Fishers of Men when Julie was on a home visit last fall and spoke in my (Emilys) church. After hearing about the mission I (Emily) felt a calling to go on one of these trips. I then talked about it with my friend Holly who also felt a callling to go. So we made the plans and decided to go on the crusade for six days and then stay with the Zaragozas at the Refuge Ranch for a few days.

Holly and I worked with the medical team doing various things throughout the week. We took weights and heights, blood pressures and blood sugars, cleaned peoples ears, and observed the doctors and different procedures that they performed. It was such a blessing that we got to work with such kind and patient doctors that were willing to show us different things and explain how and why they were doing that particular thing. You could definitely tell God was working through the entire staff.

The entire week was filled with new experiences. It started when we arrived and found that we would be sleeping on a cement floor, had no running water or electricity, and had an outhouse for our restroom. We also got to take cold bucket showers. Throughout the week we realized it was all worth it when we could help so many people. It helped us to get a taste of what these people live like every day and we were happy that we could help make their lives a little better even if it was only for a few days. However, the last night is when it truely came all together for us. One of the local churches where we held the crusade had a going away service for us. At the end of the service they all prayed for us and thanked us for our service and above all thanked God. It was such a moving experience to us, to see these people, who have so little be so thankful for things that we take for granted every day. Their amazing strength and faith in God really opened our eyes and hearts to see that God is really everywhere and works through all people. We were called to work through Him for these people, but these people worked through Him for us in a way we would have never imagined. We will never forget this experience and thank God for this opportunity and hope to be able to do it again.

Emily Schueler and Holly Fish