Dental Brigadas

When was the last time you went to the dentist.  Have you ever had pain in your mouth or in a tooth?

If you seldom leave your village how do you get dental care?  UIM Aviation addresses these issues at tribal locations.  Would a tribal missionary be interested in us bringing dental care to their area?  The responses were overwhelmingly YES.

God provided a Mexican, Christian dentist who desires to bring dental care to tribal villages.  Gabriel desires to use his professional skills to help the people of his country.  These tribal peoples have had little or no dental attention.

Using the UIM airplane and portable dental equipment, Gabriel commits a Friday and Saturday each month to a tribal village.  Working these two days he provides healing dental care to the needy.  We fly him back early Sunday to be with his family in Chihuahua and attend church.

The airplane allows recurring visits so the villagers can have on-going dental care.  This physical healing opens doors for the tribal missionaries to provide spiritual healing.

Only through the use of the airplane has regular dental care been provided.  Praise the Lord.

Pilot Outreach

Monday morning, the beginning of another week.  An important part of our week as UIM pilots in Chihuahua is to meet with other Mexican pilots with whom we share our airstrip.  These pilots come from varied backgrounds and economic status.  But our share interest in aviation opens doors into their lives.  Each Monday meeting is an opportunity to share what God has recently done in our lives.  One Monday they were especially interested in how we were dealing with the matter of our airplane being confiscated and our pilot detained by federal police.  We gave testimony of God’s faithfulness to release our UIM pilot from jail.  It also gave us opportunity to seek their input on how best to recover our airplane.  A sense of trust and respect was immediately developed.  They could see our need.  Now they are open to sharing their needs with us.  Death of a spouse, economic downturns, and health concerns are issues we deal with in their lives.  Opportunities for spiritual input are numerous.  Pray that our testimonies and spiritual inputs will open their hearts to accept the Gospel.