Wednesday, 4 November 2009

God is good

Hey guys! Thanks for all your support and prayers over the past few weeks, they have been most welcomed and I can REALLY feel them all! I am moving on at the end of the month, but to more good things... I am certainly learning to trust God in a difficult climate, but that process means I have to allow God to find me in the emptiness of the pain and suffering here in Zimbabwe.

Kal Wells has arrived from England to spend three weeks with us. He is a doctor and has brought us two large first aid kits, packed with so much medical stuff, pennies for us in the UK, but priceless here in Zim. Me and Bev are going to use the bags when we visit people and see people hurting or in need. Bev has a heart for helping the poor and sick, picking people (and animals) up off the street and helping them find shelter and showing the love of Christ. I have never seen such love as what she gives to people she meets, it is truly the love of Christ. So in the next few months, we are going to be let loose with the first aid bags, everyone in Zimbabwe will be covered in plasters, wrapped up in bandages and administered with eye drops, poked and plucked with tweezers!!!!

Today I am at the Diocesean office using the internet, celebrating the birthday of the dean's children with cake and coke! I came on the right day!

ZESA (electricity) has been off and on over the past few days, which means we have been preparing meals either very early or very late to avoid having to cook outside on a fire. When we have no power, it gives us all chance to sit around with candles in the dark and talk to each other, something that Zimbabwe is moving away from doing! The influences of the modern world (not Western) are having an impact now things are improving in the country. Many people are interested in nice flashy cars and nice big TVs, rather than helping the poor or helping their family find their next meal. Sometimes I think the priorities are wrong in the lives of some people, and only when ZESA goes out do I also realise that this is true for everyone!

I am exploring what project I can get involved with over the next few weeks. We are travelling to Shearly Cripp's Children's Home and then going to Penhalonga Children's Home, where I hope to also attend the consecration and enthronment of their new Bishop - the long awaited Aslan! It is going to be a historic and long needed and awaited day!

Yesterday we met a young mother who was HIV + and her young son, who was very ill. He had oral thrush, sores and tonilitous and other problems. He was bleeding badly from the mouth. He had been in hospital for a week, last week, but his mother took him out because she could not afford to have the 2 year old treated or to purchase the medication. However, we took him back to the hospital yesterday and saw a doctor, who told us because he is under 5 he is entitled to free health care AND medication. Kal managed to prescribe him the medication and the hospital had it in stock. We were so pleased. Any longer and the little boy's condition could have been life threatening. He has obvious signs of HIV/AIDS, although his test yesterday proved negative. God is good and so kind. He allowed us to take a wandering mother and her little boy, fending for themselves, and he allowed us, so kindly, to help them.

God is "good."

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