A Life of Transformation - World Evangelical Alliance

A Festschrift for Colonel Doner
The Samaritan Strategy has captured the imagination of the
entire country and opened the door for the gospel message. ICRF’s
lead man in Nicaragua, Mario Aviles, has been asked several times
to accept the vice presidential nomination for the Conservative
Party. He has refused because he believes the work the Lord has
called him to do in reconstructing his nation is more important
than being elected Vice President!
With the help of Mario and the Samaritan Group team, Nicaragua
has experienced four years of economic growth. However,
generations of work remain to be done to reclaim all that the years
of violence have destroyed.
Mexico: For 30 years Rev. Josue Lopez labored to reclaim a
garbage dump in Juarez, Mexico, which is one of the poorest and
most dangerous cities in the country. His efforts have resulted in
Hogar de Niños Emmanuel, an impressive complex consisting of
a 10,000 sq. ft. orphanage which serves as home to over 100 children
as well as a school, church, and a new 4,000 sq. ft. medical
clinic, surgery unit, and dental clinic. In the early 1990’s, R. J.
Rushdoony and Colonel Doner dedicated the medical clinic. ICRF
donated $50,000 to build the clinic and staff it, and a number of
churches volunteered construction labor. In the years since the
initial clinic was established, with additional funding from members
of the Samaritan Group, it has expanded to boast a medical
laboratory, first-rate surgery unit, and dental facility.
The clinic donates medical care to 200 orphans and the poor.
People from the surrounding community pay a modest fee for the
clinic’s services.
Josue’s service to the children of Juarez has earned him an excellent
reputation in Mexico. Today, he personally disciples 20 ministers
from around the country, some hundreds of miles away from Juarez,
and is also ministering to several congressmen in Mexico City.
ICRF has also established a small micro-enterprise program in
Mexico. Almost a decade ago it loaned $2,000 to Jose, a graduate
of the orphanage, so that he could establish a business. Today this
young man operates an entire floor of the central marketplace in
Juarez. He regularly donates to the orphanage and has formed a
group of orphanage graduates called Youth With a Vision. Youth
With a Vision provides resources for the orphanage and its members
also help by teaching classes there.
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