The older kids are back to school this week. After a week off their brains seem to have shut down lol. We were pretty much all the same in school though so I understand. It is good to finally have them back! One of the girls doesn’t even know how many times she has taken this one math test; she has failed it so many times. So I gave her a couple practice tests and I am hoping she will pass tomorrow! I am hoping some how my efforts will pay off. I sit in a little room where they all come and ask for help…it has been a little overwhelming these past two days, because they are all so behind and all need help. I have 8 kids at a time needing separate attention. That has been a struggle. I sent a few back to class and told them I would come get them….but since I still don’t have all the names and faces memorized that didn’t work out too well!
We have one of the few Mamba clinics in the area. It is a program to feed malnourished children. It costs 90$ to sponsor one child. They feed them a peanut butter like substance that has all the nutrients they need. One of the girls is here for a year helping with Mamba. Every Tuesday people bring their children to the clinic. They weigh them and measure them and according to a chart see if they are eligible for the program. Some kids are malnourished but not bad enough to fit into the program and have to be turned away. It costs them nothing to get the food. They come every Tuesday for regular weigh-ins to see the progress of the child. Today they had a one year old who weighed 8 pounds….I have yet to see pictures, but I cannot even imagine! It takes a lot to sit down in that clinic every Tuesday and be brought these tiny babies. Some that will never make it through. Caroline does an amazing job being so heartfelt to all the children and parents. It’s not easy seeing it and it’s not easy to have to turn some of them away. They are hoping to be able to open another clinic about an hour away and run it on Wednesdays.
The one day I did spend some time in the Mamaba clinic, I also got to see the actual Clinic for sick people in general. It shocked me…You walk in and there is a tiny room with a curtain dividing it in half; a cot in each half. So a room just big enough for two cots and a divider, and that is where they see all the patients. Then the next room over is the pharmacy. Just shelves of medications in absolutely no order, just piled up everywhere. How they find things I have no clue! They are working on building a new clinic that they have set to open April 4th. It has five different rooms and is MUCH bigger. Recently a clinic has opened up on the mountain as well, but before people would walk up to SIX hours to come to this clinic at Canaan. Imagine being sick and having to walk 6 hours?! I went down to the clinic around 8 am and there were at least 30-40 people in line. One doctor, two rooms and a line full of people ALL day; a serious tough job. Please pray that we can get this new clinic up and running! There are so many projects here that just never seem to get finished. Either they run out of money, or don’t have enough people. It was a huge step for them to set a date for opening, so hopefully they can make it happen! Also pray for this little one year old child...he has a LONG way to go!
We have one of the few Mamba clinics in the area. It is a program to feed malnourished children. It costs 90$ to sponsor one child. They feed them a peanut butter like substance that has all the nutrients they need. One of the girls is here for a year helping with Mamba. Every Tuesday people bring their children to the clinic. They weigh them and measure them and according to a chart see if they are eligible for the program. Some kids are malnourished but not bad enough to fit into the program and have to be turned away. It costs them nothing to get the food. They come every Tuesday for regular weigh-ins to see the progress of the child. Today they had a one year old who weighed 8 pounds….I have yet to see pictures, but I cannot even imagine! It takes a lot to sit down in that clinic every Tuesday and be brought these tiny babies. Some that will never make it through. Caroline does an amazing job being so heartfelt to all the children and parents. It’s not easy seeing it and it’s not easy to have to turn some of them away. They are hoping to be able to open another clinic about an hour away and run it on Wednesdays.
The one day I did spend some time in the Mamaba clinic, I also got to see the actual Clinic for sick people in general. It shocked me…You walk in and there is a tiny room with a curtain dividing it in half; a cot in each half. So a room just big enough for two cots and a divider, and that is where they see all the patients. Then the next room over is the pharmacy. Just shelves of medications in absolutely no order, just piled up everywhere. How they find things I have no clue! They are working on building a new clinic that they have set to open April 4th. It has five different rooms and is MUCH bigger. Recently a clinic has opened up on the mountain as well, but before people would walk up to SIX hours to come to this clinic at Canaan. Imagine being sick and having to walk 6 hours?! I went down to the clinic around 8 am and there were at least 30-40 people in line. One doctor, two rooms and a line full of people ALL day; a serious tough job. Please pray that we can get this new clinic up and running! There are so many projects here that just never seem to get finished. Either they run out of money, or don’t have enough people. It was a huge step for them to set a date for opening, so hopefully they can make it happen! Also pray for this little one year old child...he has a LONG way to go!
Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words,--'Wait and hope'.
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I know that we are not supposed to question God's plans for us, but how can He let so many bad people be healthy and rich, while innocent children are starving and afflicted with all kinds of disabling diseases? It is so sad that all the children can't eat. Can you imagine being the mother of a child who is turned away? My heart would be breaking? As usual, I am crying! I love you! MM
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