Little Suhaila (severely malnourished tot) seems to be improving every time I see her. She is learning to eat whatever is available. Unfortunately, that isn't much as I'm hearing every day about families surviving on rice and cassava only. We're working on some ideas to help some of these families start growing HEALTHY food, instead of just what they're used to eating.
You may remember a rather gruesome picture of a boy's open leg wounds a few weeks ago. We got him situated in the hospital a half hour away and this wonderful Dutch doctor has been taking good care of him. Without proper diagnostic tools and medicines to treat the suspected lymphoma, he started Suleiman on meds for Tuberculosis, simply because they were available. Miraculously, they are working! Praise Him for his daily improvements and for the fact that he is reading the Book I've given him every day! Keep praying that he would be able to gain some weight and strength to heal.
English classes keep on rocking. We finally got into our new, bigger classroom yesterday and it was so nice! Now we just need to get furniture for it.
The rains have slowed down and the crops are glowing in the sun's rays. Our passion fruit vine has started taking over and is creeping across a rope line towards the house, dripping its fruit as it goes.
Praying Mantis mating season has come and (thankfully) gone. The females really do eat the males when they're done!
Homeschool finished up last Friday for us and Mama flew off to collect Ginger (our new teacher for the school. and wonderful friend.) on Big Island (woo-hoo! She's here and safe and will arrive on Little Island after a couple months of language learning). Meanwhile, daddy took the girls up to swim at the hotel and found...FRIENDS!
A WONDERFUL French/Irish family is staying for 10 whole days with their 2 very cool kids aged 9 and 7. It's been awesome. Marshmallow bonfires, treasure hunts, adventures galore, and tonight: a sleep over. Should be fun!
So, another month down. June brings a new family who has joined our team for their site visit. They are set to move here in another year and a half to two years, but they're coming to check all this awesomeness out now. Pray that their hearts are confirmed in the Plan for them.
