We started the patient’s insulin immediately upon Dr. Morales’ return and kept the sick man comfortable for the five hours or so that he was rigged up to the medication. Don’t forget that at GFA, our priority is evangelism first, medicine second. Since Jesús was a captive audience, Pastor Morales had plenty of time to speak with him about the Gospel and his need for salvation.
But God . . . Jesús prayed to the Lord for salvation, and both he and Pastor Morales shed tears of joy. To make things even better, after his blood sugar dropped to a safe range, Dr. Mitchell pulled both bad teeth.
We thank the Lord that Jesús’ sugar was checked before his dental procedure. If his teeth had been pulled with his sugar out of control, it's likely that Jesús would have died later that evening of DKA, diabetic shock. Again, God’s timing is always perfect! For more reasons than one, Jesús left the clinic that day with a big smile on his face, and he wasn’t the only one; along with the whole clinic staff, there was a host of angels in the heavenlies praising God (see Luke 15:10).