Jehovah Rapha - The Healer

Hi Everyone,

Thursday, Crist, myself, our son-in-law, John, and the doctor's son, Moses (picture below) went into town to purchase some medical supplies for the doctor. Remember me sharing about the doctor a few blogs ago? Well, he has a son, Moses, who is 24 years old and besides assisting his father and learning from him, Moses also attends a medical school here in town. He is studying to be a lab technician. We drove into town and walked into what seemed like back alleys and finally came to a store that couldn't have been bigger than four feet across and 12 feet deep - filled from floor to ceiling with bandages, antiseptics, vials, instruments etc. Some supporters of Back2Back had donated some monies to be used for purchasing the medical supplies and Moses was excited to be able to get much needed things for the village doctoring.

After 1/2 hour of shopping, we headed back to the village and when we arrived we helped Moses unload the supplies into the room where they are kept. Below is a picture of the shelves before we unloaded the supplies. It made us sad to see the shelves so bare, but we know God multiplies what we give to Him, so we are thankful for the donated supplies and how they will be used for the healing in the village to take place.

The picture on the right is of two little girls who had just been operated on - each for a broken bone in one of their legs. We had just purchased some smaller crutches, and to see them put to such quick use was very heartening. The little girl on the left is Joy and the girl on the right is Judith. Yes, their beds are on the ground, and their mothers were there with them right behind us as we took the picture. Behind us where we took the picture were the shelves with the supplies - a very small room indeed - but every space being used. We were told that this is the operating room too, but because all the rooms were filled, Joy and Judith were put in there for recovery.

It's hard not to compare these humble rooms with the big hospitals and doctor offices we are used to in the states. How thankful we are that Jehovah Rapha heals in both places. This week I hope to get back to Joy and Judith with some coloring books and stickers and just spend some time with them. "Lord break our hearts for the hurting."

In-Joy,

Crist and Eileen