Certain experiences remind me that I am in Africa. They wake me up to the reality of the world we live in. A place where sickness, AIDS, orphans, poverty, hungry children, and death exist. Wednesday morning I was told that there was a sick 8-month-old baby boy who needed medical attention in a nearby homestead of a gogo (grandmother) who attends Hawane CLC. The concerned grandmother had called to ask if we could help. Having visited her about 2 weeks before, I remembered holding a small, beautiful baby who appeared lethargic. I knew in my heart the urgency of the situation and the prompting from the Holy Spirit to act. Pastor Augustin agreed we should visit the homestead to assess the situation.
There are 16 children total in this gogo's home made of mud, stone, and sticks. They do not have enough food or clothes or even enough space to sleep comfortably. They do not have running water and many of the children do not attend school because they cannot afford the school fees. The children's clothes are tattered and dirty. Yet when we arrived the gogo greeted us with a warm smile and a few of the kids waved. One life-changing, hope-giving thing this family does have is JESUS.
The gogo informed us that the sick child had not eaten in 6 days. He appeared pale, dehydrated and very tired. He was not keeping food or liquid down. We decided to transport this precious small child and his gogo to a respectable clinic where he could be seen by a doctor. After a surprisingly short wait, the child was seen by a doctor, given a solution to hydrate him, and prescribed a few other medications to help him get well. Informing us that the child is not getting enough to eat on a regular basis, the doctor asked for vegetables and meat to be added into his diet. The reality is that many people around the world simply do not have enough food to eat.
With prayer we left them back at their homestead with food. The gogo expressed her gratitude and the words she had spoken to me earlier in the day ran through my mind: "God is working out everything He desires." Yes, He is and I believe the more we merely cooperate with His plan, the more we see His will being done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Written by Kylee
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Dear Lord, We agree in prayer
It is the Spirit who gives life... John6:63. ..by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect Rom 12:1,2. No evil will befall you, Nor will any plague come near your tent. For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways Ps 91:10,11. ..incline your ear to His Word...for they are life to those who find them and health to all their whole body Prov4:20-22. ...He came that they might have life and might have it abundantly John10:10. and hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us Rom5:5. ...by His wounds you were healed I Pet2:24. Truly I say to you whoever says to the mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it shall be granted him Mark11:23. ...HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES, AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES Matt8:17. Father, You are the same yesterday, today and forever.
We trust you and love you. May you be magnified. All the glory and praise to you. In the name of Jesus, amen. Kylee, God loves you and so do I.
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Mary
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