MEET VIVIAN!!!!!!

MEET VIVIAN!!!!!!

April 12, 2011

Today I had manna for lunch. I think the direct translation of ‘manna’ is ‘what-is-it’, and that is definitely what I had for lunch! I am told ‘what-is-it’ is best eaten together with peanuts, and is neither a vegetable nor a fruit. It tastes like ‘what-is-it’........... for sure!! So pleasant when there is no confusion about what you are eating, isn’t it?

    We are leaving here on April 27th, so Pastor Raha & Mapendo can have a break. They certainly need it! They have been working very hard & their responsibilities continue to increase weekly! We are driving, rather than flying, to Kigali so that the gift you sent will cover a longer break. They say they will take me to the zoo.......I hope they don’t intend to leave me there!? Perhaps I will finally be able to ‘blend’?

    We are going to have 2 classes each Thursday, for the next 2 weeks. That way we can cover more material in the time left. We are planning a grad on April 26th. This Sunday, as previously mentioned, we will be at the goat church. We are also trying to squeeze in a night with the youth. That should be interesting, I am somewhat youth-less! So I am logging in the hours with ‘Mac’ (my computer & I are on a first name basis now, though the names I call it are not always nice ones!!), preparing 3 messages, 6 lessons, and an exam.

    I am having a dress made this week.......$12. for the material, $20. to have it tailor made, and an extra $5. for special embroidery! WOW.......good deal! You choose  a style from group poster pictures on display on the wall, and they make the one you choose (top of this one, bottom of that one, and the sleeve of the other one, together with the embroidery of a sample in the works), all completed to your specs without the help of a pattern! Oh, and it should be finished in a couple of days! The stunning hand work I saw there was an adventure. I really enjoyed the experience.

Class

The classes have been going very well! The class participation reveals great learning taking place. Cell groups start next week, and I hope to be able to visit some of them.
Thanks for your continuous support, men and women come each day to receive some training. I feel that this is a good place to learn and grow together as we study. We have shared many things in the past 2 months. It will be difficult to leave.......

A Note from Pastor Raha;

Hey everyone,
Thanks for borrowing us our precious gift
we are glad to have Mum Doreen with us for these couple days, she has been such great encouragement to families, women, and the whole Body of Christ where she shared the word.

Thanks to all the help from Pastor Raha & Mapendo. They have been to very good to me. I am now spoiled!

Greetings to all my friends and family. See you soon.......

Thursday, April 7

When Vivian was born and her mother learned she was handicapped, the mother disappeared, leaving the father with the baby. The father took the baby to his mother and left her there. The Grandmother had no money or space, or clothing, or any resource to take care of Vivian, so she soon took her back to her father. By this time the father had remarried, and the new wife wanted nothing to do with Vivian! So, the father took her, once again, to his mother’s. He said “ Either you care for her, or I will throw her in the lake!” So the Grandmother did the best she could. When Mrs. Mugabane,( the pasotr’s wife), first saw Vivian, the child could only drag herself across the ground, pulling herself with her hands. They took her into the center, cleaned her up, fed her, and loved her. A short time later, one of the workers (whom I met) was bathing Vivian, and one of the child’s legs cracked. The worker was horrified, thinking she had broken the toddler’s leg! (at this point, the worker was nodding her head rapidly, with an expression of deep alarm still remaining on her face). Then the same happened to the other leg! When the worker took Vivian out of the bath, and dried her off, the child wriggled out of her arms, and started to walk, and has continued to this day! This is the child in the picture, who is forehead-to-forehead with me! She is full of joy and claps all the time, with great excitement! (She indicated no fear of the giant albino!)

John 9:1-3
As Jesus was walking along, He saw a man who had been blind from birth. “Teacher,” His disciples asked Him, “why was this man born blind? Was it a result of his own sins or those of his parents?”  “It was not because of his sins  or his parent’s sins,” Jesus answered. “He was born blind so the power of God could be seen in him.”

.....Go Vivian!!!!!!
(sorry, can't get the picture through)

Thursday, April 7

When Vivian was born and her mother learned she was handicapped, the mother disappeared, leaving the father with the baby. The father took the baby to his mother and left her there. The Grandmother had no money or space, or clothing, or any resource to take care of Vivian, so she soon took her back to her father. By this time the father had remarried, and the new wife wanted nothing to do with Vivian! So, the father took her, once again, to his mother’s. He said “ Either you care for her, or I will throw her in the lake!” So the Grandmother did the best she could. When Mrs. Mugabane,( the pasotr’s wife), first saw Vivian, the child could only drag herself across the ground, pulling herself with her hands. They took her into the center, cleaned her up, fed her, and loved her. A short time later, one of the workers (whom I met) was bathing Vivian, and one of the child’s legs cracked. The worker was horrified, thinking she had broken the toddler’s leg! (at this point, the worker was nodding her head rapidly, with an expression of deep alarm still remaining on her face). Then the same happened to the other leg! When the worker took Vivian out of the bath, and dried her off, the child wriggled out of her arms, and started to walk, and has continued to this day! This is the child in the picture, who is forehead-to-forehead with me! She is full of joy and claps all the time, with great excitement! (She indicated no fear of the giant albino!)

John 9:1-3
As Jesus was walking along, He saw a man who had been blind from birth. “Teacher,” His disciples asked Him, “why was this man born blind? Was it a result of his own sins or those of his parents?”  “It was not because of his sins  or his parent’s sins,” Jesus answered. “He was born blind so the power of God could be seen in him.”

.....Go Vivian!!!!!!
(sorry, can't get the picture through)