Monday

7-27-09
Our first full day of ministry was full of the unexpected, particularly with our medical work. Our itinerary said, “See BCC orphans, and orphans from other facilities. That turned into a full day of seeing a large number of very sick children from the neighborhood. At least two had serious pneumonia with 103+ fevers, but the strangest thing was surely the multiple cases of the mumps!

Billy, Jan, and Earl, worked in the dental area, with Billy pulling teeth, Jan assisting, and Earl holding children still and keeping their hands away from their mouths. One little fellow certainly had a rough day, with 6 baby teeth and one permanent pulled!

The VBS went well. One of the strongest impressions was how polite the children were to us and to each other.

In the evangelism area, Bill and Cynthia went with the pastors down to the BCC fence where the crowd had gathered. They prayed with the people for hope in their lives. Cynthia talked with one woman who had lived in an area of intense violence following last year’s election. She and her family had moved to the Dandoora neighborhood, in the poorest area, and are struggling greatly to make their way there.

Our group is all healthy and working well, and we’re looking forward to tomorrow!

Thanks for your prayers,

Jeff

P.S. All the bags did arrive, and there was great rejoicing.