The Point of Impact: The Clinic is up and running

Welcome to The Point of Impact

We are Paul and Kim Dyar and we are called to Missions in Honduras. Our mission is to connect ministry passion with real ministry need. The need is never ending, however laborers are few. We are working as the assistant to the national overseer of the Church of God, which embodies 1130 churches, 10 clinics, 1 orphanage, numerous feeding programs and has the largest social ministry of any denomination in Honduras. The social ministry includes the Deaf Comunity Center and caring for pastors and their children.

Kim and I have dedicated our time to making sure that ministry is accountable and connected. As the Projects Coordinator for Honduras, churches can know when they send funds through the World Missions and National office of Honduras that it makes the full impact and progress that is anticipated.

We are also engaged in consistent dialogue with the national overseer for better ways of leadership training and connectivity with local missionaries for greater effectiveness.

We have been in ministry, as a team, for 13 years and the last 5 years we have been pastoring The Haven in Maryville, Tennessee, which has been a tremendous joy. The Lord has given us 4 beautiful children who are becoming our ministry team. They are very eager to learn and they love to help others.

Our goal is to bring others to the point of impact. The Point of Impact is where Christ enters the heart of mankind and Jesus becomes the difference maker. We are only branches connected to the True Vine, Jesus. As we advance the Kingdom, we expect God to move in miraculous ways.

Friday, May 23, 2008

The Clinic is up and running

After building the soundproof room to do the hearing testing and setting up the Audiometer and Typanometer, we are fully equipped to test the hearing of all ages.

The day after we set up, without advertising, we had 7 people come for testing. We were wondering where they were coming from, until one gave us a letter from the local hospital. That is just the first day! One hospital and two ears, nose and throat doctors are referring all their patients with hearing problems to us. Isn't that exciting.

We all had a laugh yesterday when one mother brought her son in and the urologist sent her to us to test her sons hearing. THE UROLOGIST! O.K.! Well the child did need to have his hearing tested and he was deaf in one ear, however a hearing aid would greatly enhance his ability to have speech. But the urologist sent him to us. The point is that Doctors all over San Pedro are learning about our program and we are developing respect and professionalism within the community.

We a have also began contacting schools in order to test the hearing of the preschool children. This will allow us and them to catch any hearing problems early in the children's lives and use what ever means to correct the problem.

This is one more expansion of the Community Center for the Deaf in Honduras.

Please pray that we continue to follow God and his vision for the Deaf of Honduras.

Love and blessings,

Paul Dyar