Each of our patient hubs has a small box like the one pictured here. Our staff members, patients and visitors can fill out response cards to share where they have seen God at work in some way at the health center; the boxes have been a great way for us to give thanks to God!<\/span><\/p>\n

Enid Maldonado, clerical assistant at Hunting Park, recently shared a story about God at work. A few days ago, a middle-aged woman named Rosa* came to the Hunting Park facility for the first time. Rosa explained to Enid that she had just flown to Philadelphia from Puerto Rico and had suffered a small stroke while on the plane. The doctors who treated Rosa on the flight told her that she needed to see a doctor right away. Rosa was concerned because she didn’t have any health insurance and had just arrived in Philadelphia. She wasn’t sure how she could pay for her doctor’s visit. Enid explained to Rosa about Esperanza’s self-pay program, where patients without insurance are asked to pay a small co-payment. After hearing this, Rosa said that she couldn’t afford the $15 amount because she had no income. Two other patients in the waiting area who had overheard the conversation approached Rosa, and together they gave her the $15 co-payment. Rosa was totally surprised by their generosity, and thanked these two women for helping her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rosa received the medical care she needed that day, and left the health center having been cared for not only by Esperanza but also by her new community. Enid was touched by what had happened that morning: “My immediate response was, “Wow — there really are people who care!'” When Enid told the story to her coworker, she encouraged Enid to write the story down and put it in the “I Saw Jesus Today” box, because of the great way that she had just seen God at work.<\/span>
(* Patient’s name has been changed to protect her identity.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n