Peace that transcends all understanding

Day Two at Seleus

It was a completely different day in terms of emotion. The first was heart breaking and so challenging in terms of understanding more about the conditions they live in. Their bodies are hurting and broken and the hard life they live is so apparent. The state of their physical health just cannot be compared to the lost souls that live in the village. So many people are crying out for love but yet are unwilling to recognise that their Creator God freely pours it out on them every single day in abundance. In His eyes they have the opportunity to be accepted, forgiven and loved. It was a day where I seen hope in the community.

This little lady here came in to us to receive medication. After a few questions it was determined that she should have an ECG. So we brought her up to the examination table and had her lie down. As Natalie, Nicola and I waited with a translator we just felt we should ask her some questions to keep her mind occupied. We got the translator to ask if she had been to church or knew about Jesus. The woman welled up and began to cry. It turned out she a believer in the local church. She lives with her family but they are not believers and do very little to help her. She often is without food and care. She prayer to Jesus that He would provide her with food and the next day a food parcel came. A little while later she prayed to ask that she would receive health care and then we arrived. She was so overcome by it all that she was just giving praise to God. She made a point of telling the translator that even though she lives in a community where she has nothing and is viewed as nothing, Jesus is her everything. It was a beautiful example of how God can give a peace that transcends all understanding to an individual. A living example of full dependency on God.

Day One at Saptre Noiembrie. 

Another community with great need. It's currently 07:41 and I'm meant to be at breakfast ten minutes ago! So I'll leave you with a few photos from yesterday...

 

Back examination

Doctors Station

Pharmacy

Opticians

ECG

Natalie removing warts

Nicola soothing a child

Wound Care

Dream team take on diabetic ulcers

So it was a busy day and little sleep was had last night due to a snorer making themselves known at around 3am! But please pray for energy today. For the people of Saptre Noiembre and that God would use the medical clinics to work mightily in this village. That relationships would be built and that many would hear the Good News of the Gospel.

A tired Sarah.