Dear Beloved Supporters,
Praise the Lord for His abundant mercy and love! He is so gracious in His provision and peace. Give thanks and rejoice in your salvation!
Here we are, excited to be starting a new school year, which follows the calendar year. We’ve had a very busy holiday “break,” although the only “break” was from the regular teaching schedule. And we all know a vacuum must be filled, so our days have been packed with environment and uniform projects. There seems to be no end to the things that need to be done; pray for the Lord to give us the strength to take each day’s events as they come and glorify Him in all of our “service” of worship. We consider all that we do as an act of worship.
One area of “worship” that comes to our door on a fairly regular basis is medical needs. Bicycles in ill-repair on rocky mountain slopes are not a good combination. We are amazed that there is not more infection, as the students generally “tough it out” for a day or two before coming to get their wounds cleaned up and bandaged. Then there is the problem of getting them to come back every day for clean bandaging. To try and make the best of the situation, Joanne explains each step of the treatment and tells them that they can do this at their ghetto. The photo at the beginning and below are of the results of a bicycle accident that sent the boy to the local dispensary. When he came to us a week later, it was obvious that he needed more care. He’s doing much better now.
Praise the Lord for His abundant mercy and love! He is so gracious in His provision and peace. Give thanks and rejoice in your salvation!
Here we are, excited to be starting a new school year, which follows the calendar year. We’ve had a very busy holiday “break,” although the only “break” was from the regular teaching schedule. And we all know a vacuum must be filled, so our days have been packed with environment and uniform projects. There seems to be no end to the things that need to be done; pray for the Lord to give us the strength to take each day’s events as they come and glorify Him in all of our “service” of worship. We consider all that we do as an act of worship.
One area of “worship” that comes to our door on a fairly regular basis is medical needs. Bicycles in ill-repair on rocky mountain slopes are not a good combination. We are amazed that there is not more infection, as the students generally “tough it out” for a day or two before coming to get their wounds cleaned up and bandaged. Then there is the problem of getting them to come back every day for clean bandaging. To try and make the best of the situation, Joanne explains each step of the treatment and tells them that they can do this at their ghetto. The photo at the beginning and below are of the results of a bicycle accident that sent the boy to the local dispensary. When he came to us a week later, it was obvious that he needed more care. He’s doing much better now.
The girl in the photo below had a third degree hot cooking oil burn (back of leg).
Thanks to all of you who contributed to the First Aid kit this past year. We’ll need larger Band-Aids to bring back next time, as we don’t see too many small wounds.
God bless you all as you serve our Lord in your part of the world.
Love,
Gary and Joanne Grenell
P.S. What a novel idea! - stick a thorn in your pierced ear hole to keep it open. Because the students are not allowed to wear jewelry, that's what the girls do. So, here is Joanne, treating an infected ear lobe.
What will we see next?!
God's blessings to all!
Gary and Joanne in Tanzania
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