Thursday was a difficult day. Elena woke with a killer headache and vomiting. Within a few hours she was dehydrated and was in trouble. Sal ran to get Joice, the local village nurse. Within minutes the bedroom was busy with people running to help. Pastor Wasau decided the best thing would be to take her to the hospital. So she was wrapped in a blanket and ushered into a jeep along with Sal, Joice, Wauau, Benji, and Victor. We arrived at the Government Medical Hospital in Masnangudi. It was amazing to be surrounded by brothers and sisters in Christ who dropped everything they were doing to help and to pray all the way there. Joice cradle Elena in her arms as if she were a child. The hospital was a far cry from anything in the US. A crudely built cement structure. No sanitary conditions. The doctor was a young man who took his notes on a post it pad. The diagnosis was migraine and dehydration. Elena was taken to a room set up like a ward. The smell of cattle was waifing through the open windows. The nurse was a Hindu girl who wore a white uniform and nurses cap on her head. They gave Elena an IV drip and two pain killer injections. Two hours later we were headed back to Quiet Corner where she rested the rest of the day. When Sal went to pay the bill, he was told no charge because it was a government hospital.
It was not a pleasant experience, however, we are glad it happened. We saw the love of Jesus in action through our jungle sisters and brothers. The prayer request went out for Elena across India. We will never forget the lesson in caring they taught us. Elena is fine now and back to normal.
AND, the greatest surprise was that Tom and Bev arrived at Quiet Corner two days earlier then we originally expected. David and Paul will arrive on Saturday. Sal is speaking tonight and tomorrow night at the staff training meetings. Tomorrow morning at 5:50 AM Sal, Elena and Bev will be taking a 2 mile hike into the jungle with the hopes of seeing some elephants. Tom opted out. We will report about that later on.
Please pray now as the conferences are beginning on Monday. There is much to do in preparation. Delegates are arriving and they expect over 100 at the campsite. I'll report on that in a few more days. Bless you for reading and praying.
It was not a pleasant experience, however, we are glad it happened. We saw the love of Jesus in action through our jungle sisters and brothers. The prayer request went out for Elena across India. We will never forget the lesson in caring they taught us. Elena is fine now and back to normal.
AND, the greatest surprise was that Tom and Bev arrived at Quiet Corner two days earlier then we originally expected. David and Paul will arrive on Saturday. Sal is speaking tonight and tomorrow night at the staff training meetings. Tomorrow morning at 5:50 AM Sal, Elena and Bev will be taking a 2 mile hike into the jungle with the hopes of seeing some elephants. Tom opted out. We will report about that later on.
Please pray now as the conferences are beginning on Monday. There is much to do in preparation. Delegates are arriving and they expect over 100 at the campsite. I'll report on that in a few more days. Bless you for reading and praying.
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