The needs here in Kawangware are many. As the people open up their hearts to us we hear their desperate cry for help. So many serious needs are placed before us.
A mother opens a back door & asks us to pray for her son. A strong 35 yr old man spends every day in his bed. Four years ago he disappeared for over a month. His mother found him being cared for in a hospital. He had been brutally attacked by machetes. There were injuries to his brain, legs and other parts of his body. His thought process, speech, and limb functions on longer work properly. With tears in her eyes this mother shows us a treasured picture wrapped in plastic of a son she has already buried. She wants to die now. She tells us her plan of death.
In the next home we visit with a mother of 5 children. Some time ago her husband left her and the children. She still loves him as he dies with AIDS.
A matatu (transportation van) has an accident and leaves one woman with a swollen face & head injuries.
Parents of a 5 yr old boy who has not been normal since birth want us to come and pray. He won't eat food but he will sit outside and eat dirt. He doesn't speak. He doesn't walk properly. He suffers with convulsions. He smiles and tries to claw my face.
Then there are those along the way that try to cover their suffering with the home brew. As we walked away from one such man we hear him say…. "I think I made a mistake by talking to her. I think I'm converted now."
The children suffer and need prayer too. A little 2 or 3 yr old girl has spilled boiling water onto her hand and arm. The raw open flesh is left to heal on its own.
PSM 46:1
God is our refuge and strength an ever present help in trouble.
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