We arrived to Karanda last evening. We ate dinner by candlelight because the electricity was out. This morning we got to take a tour of Karanda Mission Hospital. The people here are so unbelieveably friendly. One of the most impactful events for me has been seeing the need for care firsthand. At Eden Children's Village, we saw the need through pictures and by hearing stories. Here, though, we walked through the pediatric unit only to see infants that did not ask for the diseases they have received. One child, in particular, had menigitus, AIDS, and was severely malnurished. The fear in his eyes was heartbreaking. However, the care he received from the native Zimbabweans and missionaries just expresses God's care and concern for these children.
While the guys work on the screens, I am finding I will be blessed to have several roles. First, Lisa (our friend from Wichita) is not feeling well, so I will help her around the compound. While she is resting, I am looking forward to spending time in each of the wards. I hope to treat the children to toys and other distractions. Just maybe, it will help some of them have a brighter day. I will spend time with the classroom teacher and the students.
I feel so blessed by the life God has given me, yet, at the same time, I can get so distracted by meaningless things that we have in America. These people are so joyful and many of them rely on God daily for their basic needs.
I have attached a few pictures with some descriptions below.
This is the Eden Children's Village sign that is there when you first arrive.
This is the classroom at Eden. The children there go through ACE, which I forget what it stands for but it is a Christian based curriculum that allows the children to go through at their own pace. This helps accommodate for those that come in and are so far behind or ahead of the others.
Here are a few of the Eden Children. We will have more pictures from Eden when we return. This place and Karanda are amazing. They are self sustaining, growing their own herbs for ointments and medicine for the clinics, raising their own crops, milking their own cows for butter and milk, etc. Very little goes to waste and these things provide jobs for workers. The system seems to run well.
This is Pauline, our sponsored child. She is full of life and and smiles! She is the second brightest in her school and wants to be an accountant. We showed her on the map where we live. She then showed us her home, with 12 others and their "Ma's".
This is at Karanda Mission Hospital. We don't really know these ladies but they were SOOO excited to get a picture taken and to SEE their picture via digital camera!
This is also at Karanda Mission Hospital. At the pediatric unit, this is how they weigh the babies to keep track of their stats. How about implementing this hanging method to the United States!
This is Ben working on the screens. We are showing off the Spott's Lumber aprons! They got a first make done today and know have a rough plan for tomorrow.
This is Chance in the background working too.
We are now resting for the evening and are thankful to have had power all day long.
God bless!
Kaila
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