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Ministry Update - July '09
02 July, 2009
Dear Prayer Partners,
As I write this I am thankful for a lovely fire in the fireplace behind me to offset the dreary and constant chill of the past few weeks. My feet were like ice this morning and the hot coffee I guzzled didn’t quite make it all the way down into my toes. Doesn’t quite sound like your usual image of Africa, does it? But here we are south of the equator and well over a mile in elevation; so as most of you are enjoying a warming of the weather we are putting on extra layers of clothing, donning sweaters and lighting fires.
But we don’t hear anyone complaining...
Moving Prayer Forward in the Community
19 June, 2009
by Hope Carter, HOPE For AIDS Prayer Coordinator for SIM Kenya
Prayer as a core value of an AIDS Program?? Yes! HOPE for AIDS under SIM Kenya has listed as one of its 10 core values, ‘to build a culture of dependence upon God through prayer.’ “But how does that relate to the fight against HIV and AIDS”, you ask? Since 1981 the world medical research community has been working flat out to find ways and means to conquer this pandemic with some positive successes here and there. But all of the achievements so far ...
Back to School Again - by Hope
14 June, 2009
“What was the name of that drug again? Now which drug causes peripheral neuropathy, which one is associated with liver toxicity and which one requires monitoring for anemia?”, I asked myself. The information was coming fast and furiously at me. Last month I had the opportunity to join a small class of Clinical Officers (like Physician Assistants) who were all involved in offering medical care to HIV infected people in institutions across Kenya. We were brought together by the AIDS Relief Project sponsored at ...
0 commentsMinistry Update Part Three
07 June, 2009
A special blessing was the visit two [now three] weeks ago of four wonderful ladies from Western Yearly Meeting in Indiana. One of them was our future daughter-in-law, Sarah, which made it extra special for us. They spent the first few days ministering at three schools in Nairobi’s notorious Kibera slum, and then spent the rest of the week with us at Kijabe ministering to sick children and their families at the hospital, visiting Rift Valley Academy and bringing encouragement and friendship to the students and staff of local schools and child-focused ministries. They also brought encourage...
0 commentsMostly Dead is not All Dead
02 June, 2009
"Mostly Dead Is Not All Dead" - Billy Crystal, Princess Bride
The following article was written by our good friend and colleague at Kijabe Hospital, Dr. Steve Letchford:
Kijabe Hospital’s Christian ICU nurses love their jobs, and get excited by the reality that “mostly dead is not all dead!” Their job is to move quickly to give their “mostly dead” patients a chance to live again. Last week, John was “mostly dead” – no blood pressure, no breathing, no response. His nurse moved quickly, however, called the rest of us to help, and this week John is smiling, eating and reading abo...