Juang Bala!

This means "God is present" in the M. language and these were the words of Issa's father today as we sat under the tree in G. with a group of men, women, and children who came for the Creation to Christ Bible teaching. Issa is one of the little malnourished children that Vicki and I have been seeing. His father walked up to us with Issa in his arms today and once again we couldn't hold back our excitement over how different he looked. He is most definitely and obviously gaining some weight and is beginning to look more like a normal child. His father smiled and said these words in M. that really say it all: "Juang bala!" Yes, indeed God is present and we are thrilled that his family is recognizing God's touch on his life. That has been our prayer from day 1. So let's praise God for His presence in G. and keep praying that God will draw Issa and his family to Himself.

We had a great time in G. today. Vicki gave the lesson on the character of God partly in M. and partly in English with Nehemiah, our compound manager translating. The group has grown from one family to many men, women, and children who are eager to learn. We will have a break for a few weeks while Vicki is gone to Nairobi but hope to continue the teaching in October. Please pray for this village.

This is also where we do the health education on Saturday afternoons. This week I'm giving the lesson on Vitamin A deficiency and nutrition and Vicki and Grace will do a little drama to set the scene for the lesson. This will be my very first time to teach in this kind of village setting to all these different ages (not to mention the random goats, cows, chickens, pigs, and dogs that roam around making noise!) so I would appreciate your prayers. I'll be doing it through a translator. I'll also be sharing the story of Jesus healing the man born blind as it ties in with our discussion of blindness caused by Vitamin A deficiency.