On the 4th of June we arrived at Woodlands in Botswana where we spend the night. The 5th of June, we were in Zambia and we stayed the night at Fawlty Towers, Livingstone. The 6th of June we were still in Zambia and spend the night at Bridge Camp.
On the 7th we crossed the Malawi border. We had to spent 2 days in Nkhoma because Jannie had to help with the parts that he brought back from South Africa.
Proverbs 9 verse 10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding”
Proverbs 9 verse 11: “For by me your days will be multiplied. And years of life will be added to you”
On the 9th of June, we were back at Chandame and thanking God for keeping us save all the way. The next day Jannie had to help pull out a trailer (that was overloaded) out of a ditch. He had to use his tractor and trailer to get the job done.
On the 12th we went to Tsangano to visit one of our congregations to welcome their new pastor.
On the 13th, Helen Meyer visited us with the ACRIS clinic. They just visited us and didn’t see any patients. She brought ointment and bandages for our clinic. A big welcome and huge gift. We were working at full steam again. I was busy with the clinic and Jannie helped the locals with their corn harvests.
Sarah is a 6-year-old girl and had been struggling with a horrible wound on her shin. She fell out of a tree but at the time told us it was a snake bite. She went for x-rays, but they couldn’t find anything wrong. It turned out that there was an infection in her leg. No matter what we did, the leg would not heal. She went to a hospital in Malawi after we told her that we think she had a minor bone fracture because we could see a piece of bone in the wound. The Malawi hospital could also not diagnose her and sent her home with bandages and honey. We had to clean her leg with saltwater every day and had to apply honey to the wound before wrapping her leg with bandages. We prayed a lot for her leg and a miracle happened. The honey pulled out the piece of bone that was stuck in her wound and to date, the wound is almost completely healed. We were so relieved because it took almost 2 years to heal.
On the 19th we went to Nkondedzi for a church service led by Joshua. The scripture was from John 21 verse 14. God has a plan for each and every one of us. Jesus Christ wants to lead you every day.
On the 22nd of June, some locals brought a 2-year-old girl to us at 19:00 covered in burns. Her mother had to go to the market and left her alone next to the fire. Her clothes caught fire. We cleaned the wounds with saltwater and applied ointment before covering everything with bandages. We gave the folk some medicine to give her through the night and also told the locals to keep her hydrated. During their follow up visit, we realized that they only gave her water and medicine, but no food! She was underfed and hungry! I gave her 2 bananas while Jannie was busy tending to her wounds. After the 3rd check-up we decided to send her to the Nkhoma hospital because they have a very good burn unit. After 3 days in hospital she passed away of malnutrition, burns and smoke inhalation.
Also in June, Jannie’s decided to not charge a widow for the corn that he had to drive to the market. After 3 days she visited us and brought us cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes and bananas. This just shows you that if you do good, God will provide!
On the 29th Jannie got Malaria again! He had a cold fever at 2 in the morning and I gave him some medication. Hennie Smit also gave him multi vitamins.
Wynand Theron and Martin Potgieter is the answer to our prayers! We have a 900ha farm, Mwala Matze. We want to use the farm to generate funds to help with the spreading of the Lord’s word as well as creating job opportunities by teaching farming God’s way. We deforest a part of the farm with the help of some locals. We want to plant corn, potatoes and cabbage, but we need funds. That is where Wynand and Martin came in. They want to help with the development of the farm and they are also going to help with funding. They share our vision of the farm and we are so fortunate to have them be part of this journey. Our plan in the future is to invite other groups and give them a tenth of our profit so that they can have funds to go and spread the word of God.
WE MUST JUST WAIT ON THE LORD AND MIRACLES WILL HAPPEN!!
Patients helped at the clinic: 184
Susan