We receive an update from Jo Anne today, and wanted to share with you progress at House of Faith Orphanage in Silembe, Zambia. Update from Jo Anne follows, be blessed (edited):
I am back in town for just a few days. My friend Kathy and I have been out at the children's house for the past week. This weekend we came in and went to Livingstone so I could get paper work done for my truck. While in Livingstone, we stayed the night and went to Victoria Falls to see the rainbow made at night. We call it the moonbow. What a creation God has made, to give us a moonbow in the full moon.
Now while we were out God has sent us three more children; 2 boys and a girl. The first boy is Justine, and he is 10 or 11 yrs old. He has been living with his grandparents since his mother died. He is a double orphan. His job was to tend the goats; he slept in the kitchen area. When I went there and saw him I knew that our Lord has sent him to us. He was covered with soars and has a fungus in his skin. The day God sent him to us it was a holiday so for 4 days I could not take him to the Dr. I went on and started him on Septrin for 5 days then when I returned I put him on Amoxicillin. This past week I brought him in to town and went to the clinic. He is having a HIV test run at this time and I will find the results this week. He has adjusted very well and is very happy to be at God's house. He has expressed this joy and peace at being here that only the Holy Spirit could give.
The second boy is Stenely, and he is 4 yrs old. He is also a double orphan. His grandmother had brought him a couple of times to come and stay but the second house had not opened. Now he is here. His mother died of TB and the grandparents are nor sure if she had HIV or not. I had never seen him smile or talk all the times his grandmother brought him. When I went to the village to get him he never talked with anyone. While his grandmother washed him up in the cold and put on his best cloths she brought him to me without a word and he stood by me. I gently held his hand and hugged him. His Grandmother spoke to him and he took my hand we turned and walked away. He never said a word, never looked back. I ask Elizabeth to ask him while we were walking if he was sad he was leaving his grandmother and he told her no. He has been with us about 12 days now, and is making friends -especially with Brian as they play and laugh together.
Now the third child is a 7 month old baby girl. Her parents are both alive at this writing. Her mother was diagnoses with cancer, and in October, had her right arm amputated above the elbow. She gave birth to Agness in January of 2008. The husband said that he has helped her with the baby along with her mother-in-law. They have 6 other children and the family thought it would be better if Agness came to the children's house so she could get proper nutrition. The village I went to was 1 hour from where the Children's home is -so that makes their village about 2 ½ hours from the town of Kalomo. Agness looks to be in good health, she does have green drainage in both eyes and a cough, but no fever. I am treating her eye infection. She can eat porridge with ground pounded groundnuts. She is able to sit if you sit her up.
Now a praise report on Constance she is smiling and playing with the other children. Thank you for all your prayers for her, I took her to the clinic last week to be checked out because she is always having a cough and not gaining weight like the others. She has tested positive for HIV.
Remember, Justine is also in the process of being tested for HIV, and I will get his report this week also. Please keep them both in prayers as our Father is faithful to hear the prayers of His saints. Thank you all and I will let you know about the test results when I am able. God's mercy and grace to all.
Your servant to the Most High God,
Jo Anne <><
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Please keep these children in your prayers.
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