Saturday, June 06, 2009

Africa Day Nine

Yesterday the Luke Commission-- led by Nazarene Mission Corp doctor Harry and Echo Vanderwal came to Endzingini with there team of nurses and helpers to give a free clinic.

People started lining up before 5AM to see the doctor-- and the lines lasted all day. Hundreds of people were treated; many tested for HIV, screened for other diseases, fitted for glasses, and prayed over. Members from our team worked alongside the Luke Commission medical personnel and the local Swazi nurses.

As people waited in line-- our cow (Barbie Q) who yesterday met her demise-- was put to good use as 100's of people were fed with a meal of beef and "mealie meal" (a corn meal entree that looks like masked potatoes). They all seemed to like "barbie" very much.

The construction crew made great progress again on the nurse quarters. Today will be the last day of work and so we will do our best to get it done and "Move in Condition."

The team is still doing well-- although we are getting a bit tired. I think we wil welcome the lighter schedule today.

Keep us in your prayers. I hope to call back to both the 8:30 and 11:00 services tomorrow.

1 comment:

JoAnne said...

Oh, so many answers to prayer!! The building is going to be completed, many hungry Swazis were fed, many received Christ at the Jesus Film, and the team is still doing great!! We are praying for renewed strength to finish the work. Thank you so much, Rob, for keeping us informed!