Recently the ground was dug for another reason as well. This was done with joy and hope, but also a lot of sadness. Our friend, patient, and sister in Christ, Madame Phito, went home to be with Jesus. There was joy because she was released from her cancer-filled, painful body; hope because we have the hope of life after death; but much sadness as we see 4 young motherless children, a widower and father without his wife. We are sad too because we came to really appreciate Madame Phito in the 2 months that we related closely with her.
We had the privilege of visiting her 4 days before she died and sang and prayed with her. We sang one of her favorite songs, "My Faith Looks Up To Thee".
Please continue to pray for Phito and his family. It's no small undertaking for him to go on without his wife--especially not here where simply putting food on the table is a daily struggle for many.
There was also a second home coming. This was a young man named Jean Wilhem. He was in a bad moto accident. He was the driver, and his passenger died soon after the accident. Jean sustained severe head trauma, and was completely unresponsive for close to 2 weeks following the accident. His prognosis wasn't good at all. However, God saw fit to give him amazing healing!! We were overseeing his care--did wound care, etc. He was being fed through a feeding tube, and we replaced that several times. When he started responding though, he made amazing progress. It wasn't long he could be fed without the tube. His friends Jethro and Richard, pictured below, were great therapist for him--getting him to exercise, communicate what he wanted, etc. Before he went home to the mountains, he was even talking.
Richard, Jean Wilhem, and Jethro
Working in the medical field has it's rewarding and also hard moments, but it's so exciting to have the privilege of touching lives in crucial moments and sharing Jesus love whether to a dying person or to someone who's healing.
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