The next picture is of the Doctor sharing Victor's condition with medical students at the Hospital, we are told it is a rare condition here maybe 1 in 10,000.
We started looking in June for a vehicle that would seat 9-11 that would carry us on the main roads and into the far away villages. We needed it to be good on fuel. Mid July we received our new to us vehicle and are so very blessed. Thank you for your prayers. When Michael goes out to teach MOT MOT I go out and spend time with the kids at House of Faith. This trip out I did something I have not done in a very long while and never in the village only in the towns where there is electricity. The children's maize needed grinding and well it was up to me to haul it to a nearby grinding machine and have it done. When I arrived we found out the maize had not been cleaned for grinding so that took some extra time and we were blessed by the lady of the house to help us clean it. Then the diesel machine was started by a hand crank and the grinding began. We had 5 x 50kg bags to do and it took 3 1/2 hours. I never know what my day will look like, but I am thankful for new things and new friends. I am surly missing Sheri at the House of Hope site and the kids are missing her even more :(. I am enjoying getting to know the children better and will soon spend a week a month there. So many things to do to keep up the orphan school program. I will need to interview another 50 or 60 kids before January 2016. It's a very HOT place so I look forward to a bit of Lake Kariba enjoyment while there. Our orange trees here in Kalomo are full and the children love oranges ! We are starting to see things move again at House of Hope and the power poles are now at the guesthouse on the top hill site. The road up the hill is again being cleared, everything takes time but this is the final clearing and we should be able to drive up it very soon with loads of Bricks for the walls of the house. A grandmother came to House of Hope with tears asking for help with her 4 month old granddaughter. Her daughter had passed away and she did not know how she was going to feed the baby. Mama Lizzy told her this was the House of Hope and she had come to the right place. We gave the grandmother a couple weeks supply of milk and told her we would be coming to visit her soon for more information. We loaded up the children on my last visit and went to their village for a follow up. She is a precious little girl and we will be helping them each month with Infant formula. Keep children like this in your prayers some are not near a House of HOPE. Twice a month we bring Royal into Kalomo for Physical Therapy. He is making progress it is just super slow....Please continue to keep him in your prayers. We need his brain to connect with his body movements. He is always happy and loves his trips into Kalomo and his therapist Frances. House of Hope kids having fun with bubbles! We are still working on our chicken pen at House of Faith, we are getting closer to having it so nothing can get to them at night and I'm praying we will be able to eat chickens a couple of times a month! Finished project should be next month. I saw this last week near the Lake. Transporting frozen fish to a market in the trunk of a car :) There is always a way to get things done with what you have. Michael has started his scheduled Jesus Film weekends and will be very busy through the end of October. We are always blessed to be able to partner in the new church plants far out in the villages. He is seeing the Lord do great things. Pray with us for the next couple of months that many will SEE Jesus. His tent fits nicely on the new to us vehicle. Sunday Church services have also been wonderful the past few months. The next few pictures are some highlights of those Sunday services. We were also blessed this month to travel to Lusaka the capital for the 85th Anniversary of the Pilgrim Wesleyan Church in Zambia. We saw friends from all over Zambia with a full day of celebrations at Sunset Stadium. The next few pictures are of this event. Our 17 month old Victor who we received in June has been to the Hospital three times and been put on three different meds and still wasn't breathing well. Mamma Mary brought him back in for a check and to our surprise he was admitted He spent 6 days in the hospital on strong antibiotic injections 4 a day and finally on the 5th day we were told he had Tracheomalacia. We are researching this now and are not sure what can be done here in Zambia. The Doctor told us not much could be done and he might grow out. We just need to watch him closely and bring him in if we think he any congestion or breathing problems. Keep him in prayers, we know the Lord brought him to us. He is gaining weight and is a happy boy.
The next picture is of the Doctor sharing Victor's condition with medical students at the Hospital, we are told it is a rare condition here maybe 1 in 10,000.
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AuthorLinda Jones was a missionary for over 27 years. She went home to be with the Lord in June 2021. I'm her husband Mike, posting on her blog. Archives
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