Kenya Orphan Medical Needs

As I write this, our Kenya Founder and Director, Florence Oyosi is dealing with her own biological son fighting medically after a serious vehicle accident in Nairobi.  The first hospital in Nairobi he went to should have been a good one as is large and well-known.  But alas, his condition seemed to deteriorate and his pain level kept increasing. So after much prayer, FLorence who had to travel the trip to Nairobi herself as her husband himself was injured by a vehicle accident as they were leaving to join their son, had to make many decisions. She was glad to hear the scans appeared to have been ok according to the medical people. He was alert, but in so much pain. He was casted for his fractured leg, but continued to bleed from extensive wounds all over his body,even after being stitched up, plus have the terrible pain. So she took him out of that first hospital, the spunky woman she is!   She then took him to another hospital who quickly assessed him and realized he had glass fragments sewn up in his wounds!  They corrected the situation and he has continued now to improve.

So you ask yourself, why in the world would I share such a yukky story?  I will tell you.  This is some of the supposedly "great care" people in large cities get for their loved ones in these developing countries. However, people that live in the out areas, as do our children and guardians, lack even that quality of care.  Therefore, my heart aches.  We have several of our children dealing with HIV.  One of our children seems to be getting worse and we have been told she has "full blown AIDS'.  Now the grandmother instincts step in for me.  I think, we got to do something!  If she was here in US, I am sure the very best doctors could help her.  But she is not.  She is in a little village, with a HIV clinic that is trying to do their best, with few medical equipment, tests, etc available.  The Kenyan government won't allow her to be adopted unless a whole bunch of hoops are jumped thru, including the adoptees new parents having to live in Kenya with the child for 6 months!  Not practical.

Last night as I tried to sleep and struggled with this, I kept praying about it. What do you want me to do God?    Then I said, "you have to be very clear in telling me as I do not always understand what you are saying".   So this morning I got up, prayed some more and then sent off an email to a medical provider in another state to see if she would have any ideas.  As I have said over and over, this ministry is not easy.  It is not for wimps many would say!   Our trips are not easy, physically, mentally or spiritually. Yet everyone who has traveled them, has not regretted it.  Thus, today, I ask you my blog reading friends, to storm the heavens with me!  Ask God what He wants me to do about our two precious kids that apparently have worsening lab counts with their HIV.  Show me clearly what you would have me do. Put the right people in our paths to help our children to live the lives you have wished for them Lord.  And most of all, help us to always let them know how very special they are to you Lord!  They are PRECIOUS!!!

Kenya Orphan Project Book

As I have traveled this mission road that God called me on more then 7 years ago, I have been super amazed by God!  When I first started visiting in Maseno Kenya I knew I had to do something. As His Arms Orphan Project  (www.hisarmskenya.org) was developed, it has been God working thru us humble servants every step of the way. Believe me, I was never smart enough to do this on my own.  Then HE kept putting the right people in my path to help this ministry to grow.  Even our web designer, was a gift God sent our way. I never even knew I NEEDED A WEBSITE!  But God knew I did. 

So people guess what God is leading us to do now?  I am being coaxed to write a book!  Me, the one that HATED English!!!  Of course, I did happen to marry an English/Journalism major.  Now when this urge, encouraged by people out of the "blue" keeps surfacing, I decided to ask Florence Oyosi, our Kenya coordinator, if she would help me.  And of course, she is extremely excited!  She said, it will help us spread the word about the great needs, and of His Arms ministry.

Now, no turning back.  Where do we go from now?  Just hold on to your hat as they say, God will be showing us!  Stay tuned for "the rest of the story" as the late Paul Harvey used to say!