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| Shamiro Shanu, new mossy foot patient at the Boditi Clinic. Please pray for Shamiro as it is painful for him to walk. The treatment process will take some time but with the help of Mossy Foot Project Shamiro will be back on his feet and will be able to work, as now it is impossible. |
Ah! the beauty of seeing the green hills, valley’s, and
surroundings of Walaita. Mount Damot seems to rise above the others as a sure
indicator of North (that is, if you are in Sodo). At sunrise, the clouds are
blown away by gushes of wind and the higher altitude landscapes are revealed.
The sun warms up the air which was chilled during the night and the wind
ceases.
Yesterday, Sharon (President of MFP), Mara (Volunteer),
Daniel (IT Specialist), Feleke (Wound Care Specialist), Mathewos (Field Director),
Chernet (Driver) and I went to Boditi to visit a clinic site. Mara had raised
funds for the purchase of medical treatment supplies. As Mossy Foot Project is
low on funding they are making cutbacks on expenses and this is effecting the
treatment of the patients. God has touched the heart of Mara to round up her
friends and family in order to purchase medical supplies for the time being. Thank
you Mara! The patients at the clinic where so thankful and happy because
they have had to wait, but now they are able to continue treatment and have
hope!
Please prayerfully consider giving to the Mossy Foot Project. The recent
low funding has caused a visible effect on the ability to help patients. Your
gift will allow the team to make custom made shoes for those who have inflamed
feet and need the larger size shoes. There were at least three patients at the
Boditi clinic who were not wearing shoes because there were none available, due
to financial cutbacks. Your small or grand donation can make a difference in a
person’s life! Please join us in the mission of eradicating mossy foot disease!
To donate, click here.
God is good. I cannot stop saying
this, because He is. Oh, if you could only be here to see the joy on someone’s
face when they receive a gift for which they had been praying for! Shoes for
the barefoot, treatment for the sick, love for the outcast. A person with mossy
foot disease is shunned. Their lives become lonely and in the midst of people
that surround them, no one will sit beside them. The local staff have such a
heart for these people! Their love is evident in their careful touch, kind
words, and respectful gestures towards their patients. I thank God that He has put
on their hearts to serve. This project could not be accomplished without them.
I would like to thank you
for giving me the opportunity of being here by supporting me financially! Thank
you for praying for me and the team here! There is much work to be done and
I am looking forward to the three weeks ahead of us. Please pray especially for
Sharon as she has many difficult tasks to accomplish. Her heart breaks for the
people and the current limited funding has put a weight on her shoulders as
well as the rest of the team. Please pray for wisdom. Our trust is in the Lord.
We will continue to do our part and trust the rest in to the hands of our King.
Bye for now!
Vera