This week I was encouraged by two very special women, who are great mothers despite the difficult circumstances that they overcome and face on a daily basis. The first is named Jacqueline. She is Cyril’s mother and also has four other children at home. Her youngest two children also have disabilities and she struggles to […]
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House Visit: Caleb
It’s been a hard week around here. We are relying on God for strength, comfort and energy as we mourn Brian’s loss and celebrate the fact that he is now with Christ in his perfect new body. God showed up in a big way today. It’s easy to get discouraged, to not know what […]
Saying Goodbye To Brian
Today Brian went to be with the Lord. We are sad that we will no longer get to see his sweet smile, but glad that Jesus is now cradling him in His arms. I will never forget the impact that Brian had on my life. He opened my eyes to the struggles that children with […]
An Update on Brian
Brian is doing great. Tuberculosis takes months to fully go away and Brian just finished his sixth month of medicine. So we took him to the doctor for a check-up. Since his father had started then stopped the medicine he will take the medicine for six more months to be sure that it doesn’t […]
Therapy for Brian and Lavender and House Visits: Ruth
Today Leila and I took Brian and Lavender to the district hospital to get physical therapy. After therapy, Dr. Nabongo, the physical therapist, told us that he had another child that lives nearby that he wanted us to meet in case we have any openings for the house. So we went to meet Ruth. Ruth […]
A Trip To Leila’s House
Everyone at the house is doing so great. I was a little worried that Cyril would have trouble adjusting to the new place, but she is doing just fine. Isaac is still doing great too. I love walking in the house and hearing them just sitting and laughing at each other. This Sunday we decided […]
A Big Dream
The Lord is taking me on an amazing journey. His love has stretched me and caused me to expand my faith in ways that I never imagined. God has broken my heart for many people in Kitale, but the people whose suffering disturbs me the most are those children who have special needs. There is […]
A Visit To District Hospital
Today we got a call from the occupational therapist that works at the District Hospital. He has been helping us with exercises for Brian and getting braces so that Brian can get the support he needs to strengthen his muscles and be able to do more controlled movements. He told us that if we had […]